Fun Facts About the Name Hannah
- Back among the favorites: Hannah returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 40 consecutive years, through 2025.
- Still popular, but losing ground: Hannah's rank fell 49 places between 1995 and 2025, while remaining in the top 100.
- More than 466 thousand babies named Hannah: U.S. records list 466,341 babies given the name Hannah from 1880 through 2025. Even 721 boys received the name Hannah - about 1 boy for every 646 girls.
What Does the Name Hannah Mean?
Hannah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning 'grace' or 'favor.' It comes from the Hebrew personal name חַנָּה (Ḥannāh), which is related to the root חנן (ḥ-n-n), meaning 'to be gracious' or 'to show favor.' The noun חן (ḥen) means 'grace' or 'favor,' and the name is related to that noun. In the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of Samuel, and her name is understood in that context as 'grace' or 'favor.' Later interpretations sometimes connect the name to God's graciousness or to Hannah's prayer, but those are applications of the name's lexical sense rather than a different etymology.
Hannah Name History & Origins
Hannah appears in the Hebrew Bible in 1 Samuel as the wife of Elkanah and the mother of Samuel. According to the narrative, she prayed at Shiloh for a son and dedicated Samuel to God's service. In rabbinic tradition, her prayer is treated as a model for the Amidah, the silent prayer, because she moved her lips without speaking aloud.
The Greek Septuagint renders her name as Ἅννα (Anna), and the Latin Vulgate follows with Anna. That Greek and Latin form became the common Christian name Anna, while the Hebrew form Hannah was retained in Jewish communities. English Bibles use 'Hannah' in 1 Samuel and 'Anna' in the New Testament, where Anna is a prophetess in Luke 2.
In English, Hannah is a biblical given name. It was used by Protestants who favored names from the Hebrew scriptures, and the English spelling with final -h reflects a common transliteration of the Hebrew feminine ending. The related forms Anna and Anne also remain common.
How Popular is the Name Hannah?
Hannah ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1880, then returned in 1986 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #56 | 3,973 | 0.2472% |
| 2024 | #52 | 4,054 | 0.2513% |
| 2023 | #48 | 4,117 | 0.2569% |
| 2022 | #47 | 4,488 | 0.2739% |
| 2021 | #44 | 4,588 | 0.2798% |
| 2020 | #39 | 4,966 | 0.3074% |
| 2019 | #32 | 5,641 | 0.3363% |
| 2018 | #33 | 5,680 | 0.3340% |
| 2017 | #32 | 5,932 | 0.3437% |
| 2016 | #33 | 6,036 | 0.3407% |
| 2015 | #28 | 6,432 | 0.3604% |
| 2014 | #28 | 6,593 | 0.3692% |
| 2013 | #23 | 7,306 | 0.4164% |
| 2012 | #22 | 7,291 | 0.4141% |
| 2011 | #25 | 6,584 | 0.3743% |
| 2010 | #20 | 6,998 | 0.3937% |
| 2009 | #23 | 7,583 | 0.4128% |
| 2008 | #17 | 9,575 | 0.5064% |
| 2007 | #9 | 13,322 | 0.6930% |
| 2006 | #8 | 14,554 | 0.7656% |
| 2005 | #7 | 14,853 | 0.8039% |
| 2004 | #5 | 15,613 | 0.8503% |
| 2003 | #4 | 17,638 | 0.9654% |
| 2002 | #3 | 18,827 | 1.0478% |
| 2001 | #3 | 20,723 | 1.1509% |
| 2000 | #2 | 23,087 | 1.2713% |
| 1999 | #2 | 21,679 | 1.2222% |
| 1998 | #2 | 21,375 | 1.2098% |
| 1997 | #5 | 20,596 | 1.1832% |
| 1996 | #7 | 18,596 | 1.0608% |
| 1995 | #7 | 17,018 | 0.9677% |
| 1994 | #16 | 14,495 | 0.8117% |
| 1993 | #21 | 12,509 | 0.6915% |
| 1992 | #26 | 11,495 | 0.6234% |
| 1991 | #29 | 10,769 | 0.5744% |
| 1990 | #30 | 10,282 | 0.5416% |
| 1989 | #42 | 7,830 | 0.4247% |
| 1988 | #61 | 5,562 | 0.3123% |
| 1987 | #66 | 4,594 | 0.2642% |
| 1986 | #82 | 3,388 | 0.1975% |
| 1985 | #117 | 2,449 | 0.1423% |
| 1984 | #126 | 2,266 | 0.1346% |
| 1983 | #124 | 2,398 | 0.1435% |
| 1982 | #175 | 1,581 | 0.0934% |
| 1981 | #190 | 1,414 | 0.0848% |
| 1980 | #213 | 1,221 | 0.0735% |
| 1979 | #253 | 970 | 0.0604% |
| 1978 | #312 | 735 | 0.0480% |
| 1977 | #348 | 632 | 0.0412% |
| 1976 | #384 | 536 | 0.0366% |
| 1975 | #442 | 446 | 0.0306% |
| 1974 | #517 | 326 | 0.0222% |
| 1973 | #550 | 301 | 0.0206% |
| 1972 | #619 | 251 | 0.0165% |
| 1971 | #793 | 179 | 0.0108% |
| 1970 | #806 | 172 | 0.0098% |
| 1969 | #884 | 142 | 0.0084% |
| 1968 | #859 | 142 | 0.0087% |
| 1967 | #931 | 122 | 0.0074% |
| 1966 | #871 | 133 | 0.0079% |
| 1965 | #911 | 123 | 0.0070% |
| 1964 | #892 | 136 | 0.0072% |
| 1963 | #866 | 146 | 0.0076% |
| 1962 | #886 | 142 | 0.0072% |
| 1961 | #873 | 150 | 0.0074% |
| 1960 | #920 | 133 | 0.0066% |
| 1959 | #891 | 136 | 0.0067% |
| 1958 | #926 | 124 | 0.0062% |
| 1957 | #928 | 123 | 0.0060% |
| 1956 | #838 | 141 | 0.0070% |
| 1955 | #835 | 135 | 0.0069% |
| 1954 | #750 | 153 | 0.0079% |
| 1953 | #734 | 154 | 0.0082% |
| 1952 | #725 | 151 | 0.0081% |
| 1951 | #680 | 165 | 0.0092% |
| 1950 | #666 | 165 | 0.0096% |
| 1949 | #636 | 170 | 0.0099% |
| 1948 | #611 | 183 | 0.0108% |
| 1947 | #620 | 184 | 0.0104% |
| 1946 | #665 | 144 | 0.0092% |
| 1945 | #590 | 153 | 0.0117% |
| 1944 | #566 | 166 | 0.0125% |
| 1943 | #537 | 195 | 0.0140% |
| 1942 | #510 | 214 | 0.0158% |
| 1941 | #515 | 180 | 0.0149% |
| 1940 | #505 | 188 | 0.0164% |
| 1939 | #458 | 212 | 0.0193% |
| 1938 | #472 | 197 | 0.0179% |
| 1937 | #463 | 199 | 0.0187% |
| 1936 | #489 | 174 | 0.0167% |
| 1935 | #448 | 208 | 0.0198% |
| 1934 | #424 | 239 | 0.0229% |
| 1933 | #462 | 202 | 0.0200% |
| 1932 | #433 | 231 | 0.0216% |
| 1931 | #441 | 213 | 0.0200% |
| 1930 | #415 | 251 | 0.0223% |
| 1929 | #416 | 255 | 0.0228% |
| 1928 | #410 | 273 | 0.0237% |
| 1927 | #367 | 348 | 0.0292% |
| 1926 | #351 | 360 | 0.0304% |
| 1925 | #345 | 381 | 0.0313% |
| 1924 | #348 | 381 | 0.0305% |
| 1923 | #310 | 434 | 0.0360% |
| 1922 | #321 | 412 | 0.0343% |
| 1921 | #296 | 496 | 0.0402% |
| 1920 | #300 | 471 | 0.0393% |
| 1919 | #276 | 534 | 0.0473% |
| 1918 | #279 | 513 | 0.0443% |
| 1917 | #267 | 541 | 0.0500% |
| 1916 | #260 | 549 | 0.0526% |
| 1915 | #253 | 546 | 0.0555% |
| 1914 | #249 | 443 | 0.0582% |
| 1913 | #243 | 396 | 0.0634% |
| 1912 | #237 | 359 | 0.0643% |
| 1911 | #235 | 279 | 0.0667% |
| 1910 | #213 | 305 | 0.0769% |
| 1909 | #206 | 278 | 0.0801% |
| 1908 | #223 | 240 | 0.0718% |
| 1907 | #212 | 239 | 0.0750% |
| 1906 | #191 | 256 | 0.0867% |
| 1905 | #205 | 219 | 0.0751% |
| 1904 | #183 | 261 | 0.0948% |
| 1903 | #183 | 250 | 0.0954% |
| 1902 | #174 | 271 | 0.1026% |
| 1901 | #170 | 266 | 0.1111% |
| 1900 | #169 | 325 | 0.1084% |
| 1899 | #158 | 288 | 0.1236% |
| 1898 | #148 | 338 | 0.1306% |
| 1897 | #158 | 288 | 0.1230% |
| 1896 | #146 | 323 | 0.1358% |
| 1895 | #148 | 301 | 0.1288% |
| 1894 | #150 | 293 | 0.1314% |
| 1893 | #136 | 304 | 0.1428% |
| 1892 | #132 | 326 | 0.1535% |
| 1891 | #128 | 293 | 0.1580% |
| 1890 | #136 | 267 | 0.1402% |
| 1889 | #127 | 301 | 0.1688% |
| 1888 | #124 | 295 | 0.1652% |
| 1887 | #109 | 279 | 0.1911% |
| 1886 | #116 | 254 | 0.1757% |
| 1885 | #113 | 236 | 0.1774% |
| 1884 | #103 | 275 | 0.2131% |
| 1883 | #111 | 209 | 0.1861% |
| 1882 | #106 | 214 | 0.1984% |
| 1881 | #103 | 196 | 0.2132% |
| 1880 | #97 | 221 | 0.2429% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #10,169 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,795 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,085 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,255 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,843 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,250 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,274 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #12,736 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,350 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #10,085 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #11,335 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #9,094 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #6,561 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #6,899 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #5,280 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #6,225 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,989 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #1,387 | 103 | 0.0052% |
| 2003 | #3,662 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #3,388 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #3,763 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,353 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #3,136 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #3,536 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #3,795 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,332 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,136 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #3,652 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #4,668 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #2,861 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #2,396 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #1,692 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1988 | #2,641 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #2,239 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #3,722 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #4,859 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #3,165 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #3,487 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,238 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,149 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,616 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1919 | #4,424 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You attract success and money. You are a lover of nature and do not need others for your happiness. You are self sufficient. You strive for material success and power and have business sense. You possess strong organizational abilities, can be a good manager, and executive by nature. You are capable of great achievement in business and finance. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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