Hanna

Girl Hebrew #524 in 2023

Hanna is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Hanna

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of חַנָּה, chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה. As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers.

Popularity of Hanna

Popularity, 1880–2023

579 births in 2023

1880 2023

40,813 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2000

1,912 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.