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

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Peak · girls
1998 · 1,898 births
Debut · girls
25 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
42,005
since 1880

Hanna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Hanna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #165, 1998girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#511580—
2024#504608—
2023#524579—
2022#543569—
2021#556551—
2020#528571—
2019#540569—
2018#561554—
2017#536577#12,2465
2016#533585#12,1855
2015#525597#9,5687
2014#486648—
2013#378818#9,6557
2012#347916—
2011#455666—
2010#516579—
2009#440717—
2008#366892—
2007#3221,036—
2006#2681,226—
2005#2441,343—
2004#2301,426#5,24615
2003#2121,549—
2002#1941,653#8,4567
2001#1861,758#8,3397
2000#1711,912—
1999#1681,878#9,9125
1998#1651,898#8,4796
1997#1781,699#9,2655
1996#2061,422—
1995#2101,377#5,12411
1994#2361,187#6,3728
1993#2751,005—
1992#291948—
1991#308886—
1990#344778#8,1175
1989#381662#5,6158
1988#532414#5,7517
1987#535376—
1986#656281#4,8538
1985#715241#4,3339
1984#672253—
1983#689246—
1982#1,010146—
1981#1,017142#4,9617
1980#1,189112—
1979#1,261101—
1978#1,27596—
1977#1,42978—
1976#1,84050—
1975#1,90647—
1974#2,25435—
1973#2,01940—
1972#2,74725—
1971#3,06222—
1970#2,93823—
1969#2,84422—
1968#2,70822—
1967#2,55823—
1966#3,55813—
1965#2,46424—
1964#2,82520—
1963#2,61922—
1962#2,92218—
1961#2,35926—
1960#2,64921—
1959#2,67819—
1958#3,74711—
1957#2,41622—
1956#2,92916—
1955#2,63518—
1954#2,77916—
1953#2,59517—
1952#2,92114—
1951#2,24520—
1950#2,05322—
1949#2,72614—
1948#2,32918—
1947#2,20020—
1946#3,21710—
1945#2,59812—
1944#2,09617—
1943#2,35215—
1942#1,91720—
1941#1,88219—
1940#1,90018—
1939#1,79719—
1938#2,11315—
1937#2,19614—
1936#2,26313—
1935#1,91717—
1934#2,56711—
1933#1,97016—
1932#1,63422—
1931#1,68621—
1930#1,93418—
1929#1,89219—
1928#1,83721—
1927#1,93520—
1926#1,66725—
1925#1,64726—
1924#1,40934—
1923#1,52029—
1922#1,57528—
1921#1,92721—
1920#1,28236—
1919#1,29735—
1918#1,15342—
1917#1,04046—
1916#1,22734—
1915#1,02542—
1914#1,11929—
1913#96131—
1912#1,11722—
1911#87524—
1910#78130—
1909#90920—
1908#74227—
1907#71028—
1906#79321—
1905#1,05713—
1904#65328—
1903#78919—
1902#68824—
1901#85715—
1900#78022—
1899#55030—
1898#54434—
1897#53730—
1896#46738—
1895#48037—
1894#66420—
1893#61422—
1892#61621—
1891#49727—
1890#44633—
1889#48626—
1888#39438—
1887#42427—
1886#41627—
1885#57614—
1884#43821—
1883#41121—
1882#36024—
1881#40517—
1880#31725—
First appearance
1880

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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedNHWashington: #280 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,067 girlsMNIllinois: #613 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,914 girlsILWisconsin: #350 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsWIMichigan: #419 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,378 girlsMINew York: #594 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,387 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedRIOregon: #270 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,569 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedSDIowa: #252 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,564 girlsIAIndiana: #376 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,827 girlsINOhio: #538 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,902 girlsOHPennsylvania: #794 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,739 girlsPANew Jersey: #699 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,470 girlsNJConnecticut: #378 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsCTCalifornia: #609 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 4,393 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedUTColorado: #296 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,739 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #405 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,167 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #424 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,262 girlsVAMaryland: #542 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,328 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedDEArizona: #696 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,037 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedARTennessee: #474 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,616 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #438 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,485 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #356 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #441 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,901 girlsOKLouisiana: #491 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,289 girlsLAMississippi: #395 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,244 girlsMSAlabama: #411 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,702 girlsALGeorgia: #327 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Hanna, so not publishedHITexas: #625 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,752 girlsTXFlorida: #646 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,209 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#252 · 1 in 1,564
  2. Oregon#270 · 1 in 1,569
  3. Washington#280 · 1 in 1,642
  4. Colorado#296 · 1 in 1,739
  5. Kansas#299 · 1 in 1,790

Best ever in a state: #54 in South Dakota, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#252101 in 1,564
Oregon#270101 in 1,569
Washington#280171 in 1,642
Colorado#296121 in 1,739
Kansas#29981 in 1,790
Georgia#327191 in 2,112
Wisconsin#350111 in 2,605
South Carolina#35681 in 2,343
Indiana#376121 in 2,827
Connecticut#37871 in 2,679
Minnesota#39391 in 3,067
Mississippi#39561 in 2,244
Missouri#405101 in 3,167
Alabama#41181 in 2,702
Michigan#419171 in 3,378
Virginia#424111 in 3,262
North Carolina#438111 in 3,485
Oklahoma#44161 in 2,901
Tennessee#47481 in 3,616
Louisiana#49181 in 3,289
Ohio#538141 in 4,902
Maryland#54261 in 4,328
New York#594261 in 4,387
California#609521 in 4,393
Illinois#613151 in 4,914
Texas#625271 in 4,752
Florida#646141 in 5,209
Arizona#69651 in 5,037
New Jersey#69971 in 6,470
Pennsylvania#79481 in 8,739
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
118 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1998 at #165 (1,898 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 75 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1983–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 931
  • Highest: 1 in 931 girls born in 1998 were named Hanna (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,771 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 32.2% of all girls named Hanna (13,512) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s240#317 (1880)#423
1890s292#446 (1890)#542
1900s217#653 (1904)#798
1910s335#781 (1910)#1,060
1920s259#1,282 (1920)#1,669
1930s166#1,634 (1932)#2,008
1940s163#1,882 (1941)#2,322
1950s175#2,053 (1950)#2,700
1960s211#2,359 (1961)#2,751
1970s517#1,261 (1979)#2,073
1980s2,873#381 (1989)#740
1990s13,078#165 (1998)#238
2000s13,512#171 (2000)#263
2010s6,509#347 (2012)#488
2020s3,458#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 1988

girls
#532
414 births · 1 in 4,302 girls
boys
#5,751
7 births · 1 in 273,469 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #532Hanna414

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #5,751Hanna7
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 4,302 of them was named Hanna, which outranked 96.2% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hanna
  1. #529Audra416
  2. #529Serena416
  3. #531Kourtney415
  4. #532Hanna414
  5. #532Kristyn414
  6. #534Susana412
  7. #535Beatriz411
  8. #536Judy408

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

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 273,469 of them was named Hanna, which outranked 32.3% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hanna
  1. #5,200Zakariah8
  2. #5,200Zan8
  3. #5,200Zubair8
  4. #5,751Hanna7
  5. #5,751Aakash7
  6. #5,751Abdias7
  7. #5,751Abelino7
  8. #6,426Abdon6
  9. #6,426Abdrew6
  10. #6,426Abed6

Tied with 674 names at #5,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →