Hannah
From the Hebrew Channah, favour or grace. In the book of Samuel she prays for a child and dedicates him; the Greek form of her name is Anna.
Hannah in 2025
Hannah was given to 3,973 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 143rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 834 babies born.
The history of Hannah
Hannah reached its highest point in 2000, when 23,112 babies were given the name, ranking 9th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 466,406 babies have been named Hannah. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Hannah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Hannah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,480 | 171 |
| 1890s | 3,021 | 189 |
| 1900s | 2,605 | 242 |
| 1910s | 4,470 | 316 |
| 1920s | 3,811 | 548 |
| 1930s | 2,126 | 762 |
| 1940s | 1,777 | 904 |
| 1950s | 1,447 | 1,168 |
| 1960s | 1,369 | 1,453 |
| 1970s | 4,550 | 484 |
| 1980s | 32,856 | 100 |
| 1990s | 159,027 | 12 |
| 2000s | 156,052 | 9 |
| 2010s | 64,567 | 78 |
| 2020s | 26,248 | 109 |
Where Hannah is heading
Hannah has fallen 38% over the past decade, from 6,443 babies in 2015 to 3,973 in 2025.
Names like Hannah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Hannah.