Hannan
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ha-NAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Hannan is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “compassionate, tender”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Hannan mean?
Arabic
“compassionate, tender”
Is Hannan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hannan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 14 boys in the UK and 5 girls in the US.
How popular is Hannan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Hannan, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. 4 girls were also named Hannan in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Hannan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Hannan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 60% of the babies named Hannan in the UK in 1996, and 22% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Hannan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Hannan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 14,937th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Hannan, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Hannan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hannan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Names like Hannan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Finn, Kayden, Aiden, Kian, Caelan, Declan, Rowan, Lochlan, Hamza, Brody, Keegan
Names related to Hannan
Hannah, Hana, Hanna, Hania, Hanan, Hanaa, Hanaan, Hanya, Hannia, Hanny, Hanah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Hannan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hannan, updated 20 October 2026.