Hannan
The Story of Hannan
As a girl name
Hannan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 25 births, good for #4,366 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Hannans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 468 Hannans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hannan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 11 births, good for #7,236 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Hannans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 132 Hannans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hannan
Hannan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 468 births in the dataset. Hannan's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #4,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Hannan'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 .
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