Hannah
Hebrew Channah, “favour, grace,” the mother of Samuel.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Samuel's mother, whose prayer opens the books of Samuel; it led the 1990s revival of Old Testament girls' names.
Hannah appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 41 different years between 1880 and 2025. It spent 13 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 2000, when 23,087 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 2 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 56 for girls. All told, 466,406 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Hanna (42,137), Hana (13,018), Hanah (2,057) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Samuel
Explore Hannah interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,480 | No. 96 |
| 1890s | 3,021 | No. 128 |
| 1900s | 2,605 | No. 169 |
| 1910s | 4,465 | No. 213 |
| 1920s | 3,811 | No. 295 |
| 1930s | 2,126 | No. 414 |
| 1940s | 1,777 | No. 504 |
| 1950s | 1,447 | No. 664 |
| 1960s | 1,369 | No. 859 |
| 1970s | 4,544 | No. 253 |
| 1980s | 32,702 | No. 42 |
| 1990s | 158,818 | No. 2 |
| 2000s | 155,784 | No. 2 |
| 2010s | 64,506 | No. 20 |
| 2020s | 26,230 | No. 39 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.