Hannah

Where Hannah comes from

From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.
— Wiktionary's entry for Hannah
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #96 among girls — 221 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1906
    Hannah Arendt born
    German-American political theorist and philosopher
  3. 1989
    Hannah Murray born
    English actress
  4. 2000
    Peak, #2
    23,087 babies named Hannah — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2000
    The comeback
    Back to #2 after sinking to #926 in 1967.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Hannah Arendt · German-American political theorist and philosopher, 1906–1975
  • Hannah Murray · English actress, born 1989
  • Hannah Höch · German artist, 1889–1978
  • Hannah Waddingham · British actress, born 1974
  • Hannah Szenes · Jewish poet and anti-nazi fighter in World War II, 1921–1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.