Hanan
Mostly girls · ha-NAAN · Arabic
Hanan is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “tenderness, compassion”. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 2,895th for girls in the US (58 babies).
What does Hanan mean?
Arabic
“tenderness, compassion”
Arabic word for tenderness and affection; in Hebrew, Hanan is a separate boys' name meaning gracious.
- Say it
- ha-NAAN
Is Hanan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hanan has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 58 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Hanan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Hanan, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 37 girls. 3 boys were also named Hanan in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Hanan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were given Hanan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,018, up from #1,324 for this spelling alone.
- Hanan 25
- Hanaan 6
In 2025, 89% of the babies named Hanan in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Hanan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,361 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,581 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,272 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 37 | #989 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 35 | #978 |
| 2007 | 33 | #985 |
| 2006 | 34 | #932 |
| 2005 | 33 | #900 |
| 2004 | 27 | #1,006 |
| 2003 | 33 | #863 |
| 2002 | 31 | #854 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 25 | #954 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Hanan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,895among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 58 girls in the US were named Hanan, making it the 2,895th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 67 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966. 9 boys were also named Hanan in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Hanan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Hanan in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 87% of the babies named Hanan in the US were girls.
Hanan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,895 |
| 2024 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2023 | 47 | #3,386 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3,250 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,752 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,584 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3,053 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,617 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,890 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,920 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,972 |
| 2012 | 56 | #3,005 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 56 | #3,009 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3,297 |
| 2008 | 52 | #3,221 |
| 2007 | 56 | #3,096 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,915 |
| 2005 | 43 | #3,457 |
| 2004 | 41 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,959 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,809 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,931 |
| 1996 | 44 | #2,756 |
| 1995 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1994 | 34 | #3,297 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1991 | 41 | #2,837 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
Names like Hanan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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