girl's name
Hanna
HAN-uh
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 64,375
the United States
#513
2025 births
Hanna is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "favor" or "grace," and it is the source of Anne, Anna, Nancy and Hannah alike. It ranks 115th in France and 513th in the United States.
- Hanna is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2000, when 1,912 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hanna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 240 |
| 1890s | 292 |
| 1900s | 217 |
| 1910s | 335 |
| 1920s | 259 |
| 1930s | 166 |
| 1940s | 163 |
| 1950s | 175 |
| 1960s | 211 |
| 1970s | 517 |
| 1980s | 2,912 |
| 1990s | 13,118 |
| 2000s | 13,541 |
| 2010s | 6,533 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,458 |
What Hanna means
Hanna means favor, grace or the showing of kindness, from the Hebrew root chanan, to be gracious. It describes something given rather than something possessed, which is why it sits behind so many names built on the idea of God's favor.
Where Hanna comes from
Hanna is a spelling of the Hebrew Channah, from chanan, to show favor. Hannah in the first book of Samuel is childless, prays at Shiloh so intently that the priest Eli takes her for drunk, and names the son she bears Samuel — God has heard. Her song of thanksgiving is the model for the Magnificat. The Greek rendering Anna produced Anne, and from Anne came Annette, Nancy, Nan and Nina, so a large share of European women's names trace to this one root. Hanna without the final h is the standard spelling in German, Scandinavian, Polish and Arabic-influenced use, while Hannah dominates in English. In Arabic, Hanna is separately a masculine name — the Arabic Christian form of John — which is a different name that shares the letters.
Hanna in use
Hanna ranks 115th in France with about 450 births in 2025, 513th in the United States and 352nd in England and Wales, so it has genuine spread across every market we hold. Our records mark it stable with a peak in 2000 and carry it from 1880. Hannah is far more common in the English-speaking markets, and the two are counted separately, which understates the sound's real popularity.
How popular is Hanna?
In 2025, Hanna was given to 580 babies in the United States, ranking #513 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Hanna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Hanna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Hannâ | Hannâ is a rare spelling of Hanna, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Hanna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hanna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hanna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Hanna
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Hanna in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Hanna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hanna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hanna
What does the name Hanna mean?
Hanna means "favor" or "grace," from the Hebrew root chanan.
What is the difference between Hanna and Hannah?
Only spelling. Hanna is standard in German, Scandinavian and Polish use; Hannah dominates in English.
Is Anne related to Hanna?
Yes. Anne comes from the Greek Anna, which renders the Hebrew Channah — and Nancy and Nina descend from Anne.
How popular is Hanna?
115th in France and 513th in the United States.
Is Hanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Hanna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hanna?
Hanna has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Hanna?
Hanna is usually shortened to Han.
Is Hanna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hanna currently ranks #115 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.