Hanna
Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. Anne, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew, Anna (Ἄννα).
Meaning & Origin of Hanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. Anne, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew, Anna (Ἄννα).
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Etymology
The Story of Hanna
Hanna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 25 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 1,912 Hannas were born — ranking #171 that year. As of 2026, Hanna ranks #500 for baby girls with 605 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 43K Hannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Hanna
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hannah Caroline Aase (1883–1980), American botanist and cytologist
- Hannah Adams (1755–1831), American author
- Hannah Afriyie (born 1951), Ghanaian sprinter
- Hannah Aitchison (born 1966), American tattoo artist
- Hannah Al Rashid (born 1986), British actress, model and activist of Indonesian descent
- Hannah Alcorn (born 1990), American voice actress
- Hannah Aldworth (died 1778), English philanthropist
- Hannah Allam (born 1977), Egyptian-American journalist and reporter
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Names that sound like Hanna
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About the name Hanna
Hanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 43K births in the dataset. Hanna's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #165. Use the chart and map above to compare Hanna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.