ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1880 First Year 2026 Last Year 2000 Peak Year #165 Peak Rank 43K Total Count 147 Years Active 🌍 ## 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). Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah%5F%28name%29) 📜Etymology The Phoenician ( Punic ) name Hannibal derives from the same Canaanite root and means "My grace is Baal ". In the Books of Samuel of the Tanakh, Hannah is Samuel 's mother. [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Hanna](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Samuel_dedicated_by_Hannah.jpg/330px-Samuel_dedicated_by_Hannah.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## 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 ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## 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 Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah%5F%28name%29) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Hanna Phonetically similar names — useful when Hanna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Hannah](/hannah) * [Hana](/hana) * [Hanah](/hanah) * [Henna](/henna) * Hanoi * [Hani](/hani) * [Hina](/hina) * [Hanny](/hanny) * [Hena](/hena) * Hiena * Hoonah * [Heena](/heena) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Hanna What does the name Hanna mean? 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). How popular is Hanna in 2026? In 2026, Hanna ranks #500 among girls' names in the U.S., with 605 babies given the name that year. When was Hanna most popular? Hanna reached its peak popularity in 2000, ranking #165 that year with 1,912 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Hanna most popular? Hanna has historically been most popular in South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Hanna. Is Hanna a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Hanna is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Hanna? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Hanna include Mariana, Sonia, Darla. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧MarianaPeak #165](/mariana)[👧SoniaPeak #165](/sonia)[👧DarlaPeak #165](/darla)[👧AbbiePeak #166](/abbie)[👧BessPeak #164](/bess)[👧LeolaPeak #166](/leola)[👧MercedesPeak #164](/mercedes)[👧LynnePeak #164](/lynne) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2000 → ](/year/2000) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "H" → ](/letter/h) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.