Hanna is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hanna means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hanna across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hanna has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hanna is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “grace, favor”. A variant spelling of Hannah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 42,137 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 5,626 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 611 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 193 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 1,063 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hanna per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (1,912/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (400/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2015 (76/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (49/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2013 (18/yr).
Hanna has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #361 nationally (given to 2,023 babies that year).
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