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Hanna

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Arabic form of John (gracious God)
Finnish
Hebrew
Favor, grace
Swedish

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Hanna

Famous People

Writer Hanna Krall, Mathematician Hanna Neuman

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #5241, 15 births); most recent 2017 (rank #12243, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #171, 1,911 births); most recent 2025 (rank #511, 580 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–580
2024–605
2023–579
2022–569
2021–551
2020–571
2019–569
2018–553
20175576
20165585

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #141, 400 births); most recent 2025 (rank #352, 122 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025122
2024156
2023171
2022217
2021231
2020283
2019351
2018336
2017375
2016400

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #111, 570 births); most recent 2023 (rank #124, 468 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023468
2022504
2021534
2020475
2019570
2018519
2017492
2016466
2015438
2014396

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #86, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202515
202422
202313
202228
202133
202034
201957
201862
201764
201656

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #97, 49 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20258
202415
202319
202223
202129
202027
201940
201840
201737
201649

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #124, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20257
2024–
20235
202212
20215
20204
201913
20187
201712
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #103, 35 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20239
202215
202112
202023
201921
201821
201712
201624
201527
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence