Hanna
A spelling of Hannah used in German, Polish and the Scandinavian languages. The Hebrew source, Channah, means favor or grace.
Hanna in 2025
Hanna was given to 580 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,044th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,716 babies born.
The history of Hanna
Hanna reached its highest point in 2000, when 1,912 babies were given the name, ranking 361st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 344th, in 1998.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 42,137 babies have been named Hanna. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Hanna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Hanna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 240 | 658 |
| 1890s | 292 | 738 |
| 1900s | 217 | 1,042 |
| 1910s | 335 | 1,287 |
| 1920s | 259 | 2,407 |
| 1930s | 166 | 2,982 |
| 1940s | 163 | 3,299 |
| 1950s | 175 | 3,457 |
| 1960s | 211 | 3,743 |
| 1970s | 517 | 2,065 |
| 1980s | 2,912 | 721 |
| 1990s | 13,118 | 344 |
| 2000s | 13,541 | 361 |
| 2010s | 6,533 | 692 |
| 2020s | 3,458 | 1,012 |
Where Hanna is heading
Hanna has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 604 babies in 2015 to 580 in 2025.
Names like Hanna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Hanna.