Hannah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAN-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #99 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #56 for girls
TimelessBig in Northern Ireland
Hannah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace, favour”. In 2025 it ranked 99th for girls in the UK (546 babies) and 56th for girls in the US (3,973 babies).
What does Hannah mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew Channah
“grace, favour”
In the Bible, Hannah prays for a child and becomes the mother of the prophet Samuel.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Hannah a girl's or a boy's name?
Hannah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 546 girls in the UK and 3,973 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hannah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #99among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 546about 1 in 510 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.7%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 546 girls in the UK were named Hannah, making it the 99th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 62nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6,392 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hannah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 686 girls in the UK were given Hannah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #88, up from #99 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 105th in England and Wales, 64th in Scotland and 42nd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#60), 1914 (#70), 1924 (#98), 1974 (#67), 1984 (#20), 1994 (#5), 2004 (#12) and 2014 (#59).
Hannah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 546 | #99 |
| 2024 | 540 | #99 |
| 2023 | 643 | #83 |
| 2022 | 658 | #84 |
| 2021 | 762 | #76 |
| 2020 | 926 | #62 |
| 2019 | 1,004 | #62 |
| 2018 | 1,060 | #58 |
| 2017 | 1,290 | #49 |
| 2016 | 1,293 | #49 |
| 2015 | 1,368 | #47 |
| 2014 | 1,365 | #46 |
| 2013 | 1,519 | #38 |
| 2012 | 1,696 | #34 |
| 2011 | 1,806 | #37 |
| 2010 | 2,132 | #29 |
| 2009 | 2,408 | #25 |
| 2008 | 2,876 | #17 |
| 2007 | 3,248 | #15 |
| 2006 | 3,439 | #14 |
| 2005 | 3,507 | #11 |
| 2004 | 3,854 | #12 |
| 2003 | 4,066 | #10 |
| 2002 | 4,436 | #7 |
| 2001 | 4,938 | #7 |
| 2000 | 5,007 | #7 |
| 1999 | 4,917 | #10 |
| 1998 | 5,710 | #7 |
| 1997 | 6,290 | #8 |
| 1996 | 6,392 | #7 |
How popular is Hannah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #56among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3,973about 1 in 400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.4%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3,973 girls in the US were named Hannah, making it the 56th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 39th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 23,087 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Hannah than any year since 1986.
Half of all the girls named Hannah in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,564 girls in the US were given Hannah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #58.
Hannah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,973 | #56 |
| 2024 | 4,078 | #52 |
| 2023 | 4,127 | #48 |
| 2022 | 4,490 | #47 |
| 2021 | 4,590 | #44 |
| 2020 | 4,972 | #39 |
| 2019 | 5,644 | #32 |
| 2018 | 5,680 | #33 |
| 2017 | 5,934 | #32 |
| 2016 | 6,038 | #33 |
| 2015 | 6,434 | #28 |
| 2014 | 6,593 | #28 |
| 2013 | 7,307 | #23 |
| 2012 | 7,293 | #22 |
| 2011 | 6,584 | #25 |
| 2010 | 6,999 | #20 |
| 2009 | 7,584 | #23 |
| 2008 | 9,577 | #17 |
| 2007 | 13,323 | #9 |
| 2006 | 14,556 | #8 |
| 2005 | 14,854 | #7 |
| 2004 | 15,614 | #5 |
| 2003 | 17,638 | #4 |
| 2002 | 18,828 | #3 |
| 2001 | 20,723 | #3 |
| 2000 | 23,087 | #2 |
| 1999 | 21,679 | #2 |
| 1998 | 21,376 | #2 |
| 1997 | 20,597 | #5 |
| 1996 | 18,596 | #7 |
| 1995 | 17,018 | #7 |
| 1994 | 14,494 | #16 |
| 1993 | 12,510 | #21 |
| 1992 | 11,496 | #26 |
| 1991 | 10,769 | #29 |
| 1990 | 10,283 | #30 |
| 1989 | 7,830 | #42 |
| 1988 | 5,562 | #61 |
| 1987 | 4,594 | #66 |
| 1986 | 3,388 | #82 |
| 1985 | 2,449 | #117 |
| 1984 | 2,265 | #126 |
| 1983 | 2,398 | #124 |
| 1982 | 1,581 | #175 |
| 1981 | 1,414 | #190 |
| 1980 | 1,221 | #213 |
| 1979 | 970 | #253 |
| 1978 | 735 | #312 |
| 1977 | 632 | #348 |
| 1976 | 536 | #384 |
| 1975 | 444 | #443 |
| 1974 | 324 | #518 |
| 1973 | 301 | #550 |
| 1972 | 251 | #619 |
| 1971 | 179 | #793 |
| 1970 | 172 | #803 |
| 1969 | 142 | #881 |
| 1968 | 142 | #859 |
| 1967 | 122 | #926 |
| 1966 | 133 | #869 |
| 1965 | 123 | #908 |
| 1964 | 136 | #890 |
| 1963 | 146 | #865 |
| 1962 | 142 | #885 |
| 1961 | 150 | #869 |
| 1960 | 133 | #920 |
| 1959 | 136 | #890 |
| 1958 | 124 | #924 |
| 1957 | 123 | #923 |
| 1956 | 141 | #837 |
| 1955 | 135 | #833 |
| 1954 | 153 | #747 |
| 1953 | 154 | #732 |
| 1952 | 151 | #722 |
| 1951 | 165 | #679 |
| 1950 | 165 | #663 |
| 1949 | 170 | #635 |
| 1948 | 183 | #609 |
| 1947 | 184 | #617 |
| 1946 | 144 | #662 |
| 1945 | 153 | #589 |
| 1944 | 166 | #565 |
| 1943 | 195 | #537 |
| 1942 | 214 | #510 |
| 1941 | 180 | #513 |
| 1940 | 188 | #504 |
| 1939 | 212 | #458 |
| 1938 | 197 | #472 |
| 1937 | 199 | #463 |
| 1936 | 174 | #489 |
| 1935 | 208 | #448 |
| 1934 | 239 | #424 |
| 1933 | 202 | #461 |
| 1932 | 231 | #432 |
| 1931 | 213 | #441 |
| 1930 | 251 | #414 |
| 1929 | 255 | #416 |
| 1928 | 273 | #410 |
| 1927 | 348 | #367 |
| 1926 | 360 | #351 |
| 1925 | 381 | #345 |
| 1924 | 381 | #348 |
| 1923 | 434 | #310 |
| 1922 | 412 | #321 |
| 1921 | 496 | #295 |
| 1920 | 471 | #299 |
| 1919 | 534 | #276 |
| 1918 | 513 | #279 |
| 1917 | 541 | #267 |
| 1916 | 549 | #260 |
| 1915 | 546 | #253 |
| 1914 | 443 | #249 |
| 1913 | 396 | #243 |
| 1912 | 359 | #237 |
| 1911 | 279 | #235 |
| 1910 | 305 | #213 |
| 1909 | 278 | #206 |
| 1908 | 240 | #223 |
| 1907 | 239 | #211 |
| 1906 | 256 | #191 |
| 1905 | 219 | #205 |
| 1904 | 261 | #182 |
| 1903 | 250 | #183 |
| 1902 | 271 | #174 |
| 1901 | 266 | #170 |
| 1900 | 325 | #169 |
| 1899 | 288 | #157 |
| 1898 | 338 | #148 |
| 1897 | 288 | #158 |
| 1896 | 323 | #146 |
| 1895 | 301 | #148 |
| 1894 | 293 | #150 |
| 1893 | 304 | #136 |
| 1892 | 326 | #132 |
| 1891 | 293 | #128 |
| 1890 | 267 | #136 |
| 1889 | 301 | #127 |
| 1888 | 295 | #123 |
| 1887 | 279 | #109 |
| 1886 | 254 | #116 |
| 1885 | 236 | #113 |
| 1884 | 275 | #103 |
| 1883 | 209 | #110 |
| 1882 | 214 | #106 |
| 1881 | 196 | #103 |
| 1880 | 221 | #96 |
Nicknames for Hannah
- Han 3 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Hannah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarah Molly Chloe Zoe Emma Leah Ellie Emily Anna Sophie Jasmine Jessica
Other spellings of Hannah
Names related to Hannah
Hana Hania Haniyah Hanan Hanaa Hannan Hanaan Hannia Hanny Hananiah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hannah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hannah, updated 20 October 2026.