Hannah

#56 for girls in 2025, 3,973 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #9,823
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2000 · 23,087 births
Debut · girls
221 births
In top 100 · girls
41 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
465,685
since 1880

Hannah over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201910peak #2, 2000girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#563,973
2024#524,078
2023#484,127
2022#474,490#9,8237
2021#444,590#12,1465
2020#394,972#10,6056
2019#325,644#10,8036
2018#335,680#12,1565
2017#325,934#10,7756
2016#336,038
2015#286,434#8,0409
2014#286,593#12,1085
2013#237,307#8,1189
2012#227,293#9,7097
2011#256,584#10,8086
2010#206,999#8,8038
2009#237,584#6,43613
2008#179,577#6,76312
2007#913,323#5,21017
2006#814,556#6,09413
2005#714,854#5,87513
2004#515,614#1,384103
2003#417,638#3,62624
2002#318,828#3,34926
2001#320,723#3,72122
2000#223,087#3,29925
1999#221,679#3,10326
1998#221,376#3,48621
1997#520,597#3,73818
1996#718,596#3,29321
1995#717,018#3,10022
1994#1614,494#3,59618
1993#2112,510#3,36819
1992#2611,496#4,56412
1991#2910,769#2,82823
1990#3010,283#2,37329
1989#427,830#1,67846
1988#615,562#2,59922
1987#664,594#2,21526
1986#823,388#3,65312
1985#1172,449#4,6988
1984#1262,265#3,10714
1983#1242,398#3,41112
1982#1751,581#5,0037
1981#1901,414
1980#2131,221#4,9407
1979#253970#5,3556
1978#312735
1977#348632
1976#384536
1975#443444
1974#518324
1973#550301
1972#619251
1971#793179
1970#803172
1969#881142
1968#859142
1967#926122
1966#869133
1965#908123
1964#890136
1963#865146
1962#885142
1961#869150
1960#920133
1959#891136
1958#925124
1957#924123
1956#838141
1955#834135
1954#748153
1953#733154
1952#723151
1951#680165
1950#664165
1949#636170
1948#610183
1947#617184
1946#662144
1945#589153
1944#565166
1943#537195
1942#510214
1941#513180
1940#504188
1939#458212
1938#472197
1937#463199
1936#489174
1935#448208
1934#424239
1933#461202
1932#432231
1931#441213
1930#414251
1929#416255
1928#410273
1927#367348
1926#351360
1925#345381
1924#348381
1923#310434
1922#321412
1921#295496
1920#299471
1919#276534#4,1685
1918#279513
1917#267541
1916#260549
1915#253546
1914#249443
1913#243396
1912#237359
1911#235279
1910#213305
1909#206278
1908#223240
1907#211239
1906#191256
1905#205219
1904#182261
1903#183250
1902#174271
1901#170266
1900#169325
1899#157288
1898#148338
1897#158288
1896#146323
1895#148301
1894#150293
1893#136304
1892#132326
1891#128293
1890#136267
1889#127301
1888#123295
1887#109279
1886#116254
1885#113236
1884#103275
1883#110209
1882#106214
1881#103196
1880#96221
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Hannah was already there! It came in at #96, and was given to 221 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1948–1971, when fewer than 190 girls a year got the name.

Where Hannah is popular in 1910

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedMNIllinois: #202 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsILWisconsin: #158 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 851 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedMINew York: #139 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 721 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedIAIndiana: #187 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsINOhio: #292 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsOHPennsylvania: #112 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 645 girlsPANew Jersey: #134 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 786 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedMOKentucky: #238 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedWVVirginia: #177 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsVAMaryland: #122 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 596 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedKSArkansas: #221 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsARTennessee: #243 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,497 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #167 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 900 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #146 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 720 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #280 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsLAMississippi: #211 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsMSAlabama: #255 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsALGeorgia: #163 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 866 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedHITexas: #365 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Hannah, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Pennsylvania#112 · 1 in 645
  2. Maryland#122 · 1 in 596
  3. New Jersey#134 · 1 in 786
  4. New York#139 · 1 in 721
  5. South Carolina#146 · 1 in 720

Best ever in a state: #1 in Kentucky, 1996.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#112491 in 645
Maryland#12281 in 596
New Jersey#134111 in 786
New York#139451 in 721
South Carolina#146131 in 720
Wisconsin#15881 in 851
Georgia#163181 in 866
North Carolina#167141 in 900
Virginia#177101 in 1,078
Indiana#18761 in 1,232
Illinois#202141 in 1,314
Mississippi#211101 in 1,046
Arkansas#22171 in 1,077
Kentucky#23871 in 1,520
Tennessee#24371 in 1,497
Alabama#25581 in 1,638
Louisiana#28061 in 1,618
Ohio#29251 in 2,994
Texas#36591 in 2,146
Alaska
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District of Columbia
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Wyoming

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 Hannah
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#52#56)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#39#56)
  • 28 spots since 2015 (#28#56)
  • Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1972 (#793#619)
  • Biggest drop: 86 spots in 1955 (#748#834)
Rise & fade · girls
120 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2000 at #2 (23,087 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1995–2007
  • Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1986–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 79
  • Highest: 1 in 79 girls born in 2000 were named Hannah (1.3%)
  • Latest: 1 in 405 girls born in 2025 (0.25%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 34.1% of all girls named Hannah (158,818) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #96 (1880) → #926 (1967) → #2 (2000)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,480#96 (1880)#111
1890s3,021#128 (1891)#144
1900s2,605#169 (1900)#191
1910s4,465#213 (1910)#251
1920s3,811#295 (1921)#346
1930s2,126#414 (1930)#450
1940s1,777#504 (1940)#574
1950s1,447#664 (1950)#796
1960s1,369#859 (1968)#887
1970s4,544#253 (1979)#502
1980s32,702#42 (1989)#120
1990s158,818#2 (1999)#15
2000s155,784#2 (2000)#8
2010s64,506#20 (2010)#28
2020s26,230#39 (2020)#48

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.

Hannah in 1910

girls
#213
305 births · 1 in 1,300 girls

Top girls' names in 1910

  1. #1Mary22,848
  2. #2Helen10,479
  3. #3Margaret8,226
  4. #4Dorothy7,318
  5. #5Ruth7,212
  6. #6Anna6,436
  7. #7Elizabeth5,800
  8. #8Mildred5,692
  9. #9Marie4,790
  10. #10Alice4,671
  11. #213Hannah305
More about 1910

girls

396,503 girls got a published name in 1910; 1 in 1,300 of them was named Hannah, which outranked 92.4% of the 2,790 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hannah
  1. #210Lorraine310
  2. #211Wanda308
  3. #212Dorothea307
  4. #213Hannah305
  5. #213Margie305
  6. #215Johnnie299
  7. #216Ina296
  8. #216Janet296

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. 960Alys#1,957#997
  2. 849Lannie#1,763#914
  3. 766Luz#1,763#997
  4. 762Vivien#1,607#845
  5. 693Buna#1,607#914
Fallers
  1. 864Earl#909#1,773
  2. 864Fleta#909#1,773
  3. 783Elba#990#1,773
  4. 644Odile#990#1,634
  5. 576Claribel#845#1,421

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1910