Hannah-May
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAN-a-MAY
- Origin
- Hebrew
Hannah-May is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace, favour + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hannah-May mean?
Hebrew: Hannah + May
“grace, favour + the month of May”
Joins Hannah (Hebrew, “grace, favour”) and May (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Hannah and May.
Is Hannah-May a girl's or a boy's name?
Hannah-May is a girls' name.
How popular is Hannah-May in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hannah-May in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Hannah-May in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Hannah-May
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Habiba, Hadassah, Aaliyah, Humaira, Hibah, Safia, Farah, Taliyah, Hawaa, Aaminah, Safiya
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). 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-May: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hannah-may, updated 20 October 2026.