Hanna
#511 for girls in 2025, 580 births · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #12,246
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1998 · 1,898 births
- Debut · girls
- 25 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 42,005since 1880
Hanna over time
Rank among girls' names. Hanna has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #511 | 580 | — | |
| 2024 | #504 | 608 | — | |
| 2023 | #524 | 579 | — | |
| 2022 | #543 | 569 | — | |
| 2021 | #556 | 551 | — | |
| 2020 | #528 | 571 | — | |
| 2019 | #540 | 569 | — | |
| 2018 | #561 | 554 | — | |
| 2017 | #536 | 577 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #533 | 585 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #525 | 597 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #486 | 648 | — | |
| 2013 | #378 | 818 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #347 | 916 | — | |
| 2011 | #455 | 666 | — | |
| 2010 | #516 | 579 | — | |
| 2009 | #440 | 717 | — | |
| 2008 | #366 | 892 | — | |
| 2007 | #322 | 1,036 | — | |
| 2006 | #268 | 1,226 | — | |
| 2005 | #244 | 1,343 | — | |
| 2004 | #230 | 1,426 | #5,246 | 15 |
| 2003 | #212 | 1,549 | — | |
| 2002 | #194 | 1,653 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #186 | 1,758 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #171 | 1,912 | — | |
| 1999 | #168 | 1,878 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #165 | 1,898 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #178 | 1,699 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #206 | 1,422 | — | |
| 1995 | #210 | 1,377 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #236 | 1,187 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #275 | 1,005 | — | |
| 1992 | #291 | 948 | — | |
| 1991 | #308 | 886 | — | |
| 1990 | #344 | 778 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #381 | 662 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #532 | 414 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #535 | 376 | — | |
| 1986 | #656 | 281 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #715 | 241 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #672 | 253 | — | |
| 1983 | #689 | 246 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,010 | 146 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,017 | 142 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #1,189 | 112 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,261 | 101 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,275 | 96 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,429 | 78 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,840 | 50 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,906 | 47 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,254 | 35 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,019 | 40 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,747 | 25 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,558 | 23 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,619 | 22 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,747 | 11 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,900 | 18 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,837 | 21 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,667 | 25 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,409 | 34 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,520 | 29 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,575 | 28 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,927 | 21 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,282 | 36 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,297 | 35 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,153 | 42 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,040 | 46 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,227 | 34 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,025 | 42 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,119 | 29 | — | |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | — | |
| 1911 | #875 | 24 | — | |
| 1910 | #781 | 30 | — | |
| 1909 | #909 | 20 | — | |
| 1908 | #742 | 27 | — | |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 | — | |
| 1906 | #793 | 21 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | — | |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 | — | |
| 1903 | #789 | 19 | — | |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | — | |
| 1901 | #857 | 15 | — | |
| 1900 | #780 | 22 | — | |
| 1899 | #550 | 30 | — | |
| 1898 | #544 | 34 | — | |
| 1897 | #537 | 30 | — | |
| 1896 | #467 | 38 | — | |
| 1895 | #480 | 37 | — | |
| 1894 | #664 | 20 | — | |
| 1893 | #614 | 22 | — | |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #497 | 27 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1888 | #394 | 38 | — | |
| 1887 | #424 | 27 | — | |
| 1886 | #416 | 27 | — | |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | — | |
| 1884 | #438 | 21 | — | |
| 1883 | #411 | 21 | — | |
| 1882 | #360 | 24 | — | |
| 1881 | #405 | 17 | — | |
| 1880 | #317 | 25 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hanna was already there! It came in at #317, and was given to 25 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1945–1946, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.
Where Hanna is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#382 · 1 in 3,235
- Oklahoma#433 · 1 in 2,871
- Wisconsin#556 · 1 in 6,236
- Washington#687 · 1 in 5,522
- Louisiana#789 · 1 in 6,125
Best ever in a state: #54 in South Dakota, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #382 | 6 | 1 in 3,235 |
| Oklahoma | #433 | 7 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Wisconsin | #556 | 5 | 1 in 6,236 |
| Washington | #687 | 5 | 1 in 5,522 |
| Louisiana | #789 | 5 | 1 in 6,125 |
| California | #859 | 24 | 1 in 7,554 |
| Michigan | #963 | 5 | 1 in 11,731 |
| Ohio | #1,036 | 5 | 1 in 14,450 |
| Illinois | #1,102 | 6 | 1 in 12,525 |
| New York | #1,276 | 7 | 1 in 14,476 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Hanna
- 7 spots since 2024 (#504 → #511)
- 17 spots since 2020 (#528 → #511)
- 14 spots since 2015 (#525 → #511)
- Biggest jump: 321 spots in 1983 (#1,010 → #689)
- Biggest drop: 404 spots in 1905 (#653 → #1,057)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1998 at #165 (1,898 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1983–2025
- Highest: 1 in 931 girls born in 1998 were named Hanna (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,771 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 32.2% of all girls named Hanna (13,512) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 240 | #317 (1880) | #423 |
| 1890s | 292 | #446 (1890) | #542 |
| 1900s | 217 | #653 (1904) | #798 |
| 1910s | 335 | #781 (1910) | #1,060 |
| 1920s | 259 | #1,282 (1920) | #1,669 |
| 1930s | 166 | #1,634 (1932) | #2,008 |
| 1940s | 163 | #1,882 (1941) | #2,322 |
| 1950s | 175 | #2,053 (1950) | #2,700 |
| 1960s | 211 | #2,359 (1961) | #2,751 |
| 1970s | 517 | #1,261 (1979) | #2,073 |
| 1980s | 2,873 | #381 (1989) | #740 |
| 1990s | 13,078 | #165 (1998) | #238 |
| 2000s | 13,512 | #171 (2000) | #263 |
| 2010s | 6,509 | #347 (2012) | #488 |
| 2020s | 3,458 | #504 (2024) | #528 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hanna in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 11,747 of them was named Hanna, which outranked 91.7% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,009Shantell144
- #1,015Clare143
- #1,015Kindra143
- #1,017Hanna142
- #1,017Cathryn142
- #1,017Emilia142
- #1,017Faye142
- #1,022Gabriella141
- #1,022Ivette141
- #1,022Stephaine141
Tied with 4 names at #1,017; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 255,882 of them was named Hanna, which outranked 31.9% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).