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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2000 · 23,087 births
- Debut · girls
- 221 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 41 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 465,685since 1880
Hannah over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #56 | 3,973 | — | |
| 2024 | #52 | 4,078 | — | |
| 2023 | #48 | 4,127 | — | |
| 2022 | #47 | 4,490 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #44 | 4,590 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #39 | 4,972 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #32 | 5,644 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #33 | 5,680 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #32 | 5,934 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #33 | 6,038 | — | |
| 2015 | #28 | 6,434 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #28 | 6,593 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #23 | 7,307 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #22 | 7,293 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #25 | 6,584 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #20 | 6,999 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | #23 | 7,584 | #6,436 | 13 |
| 2008 | #17 | 9,577 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #9 | 13,323 | #5,210 | 17 |
| 2006 | #8 | 14,556 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #7 | 14,854 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #5 | 15,614 | #1,384 | 103 |
| 2003 | #4 | 17,638 | #3,626 | 24 |
| 2002 | #3 | 18,828 | #3,349 | 26 |
| 2001 | #3 | 20,723 | #3,721 | 22 |
| 2000 | #2 | 23,087 | #3,299 | 25 |
| 1999 | #2 | 21,679 | #3,103 | 26 |
| 1998 | #2 | 21,376 | #3,486 | 21 |
| 1997 | #5 | 20,597 | #3,738 | 18 |
| 1996 | #7 | 18,596 | #3,293 | 21 |
| 1995 | #7 | 17,018 | #3,100 | 22 |
| 1994 | #16 | 14,494 | #3,596 | 18 |
| 1993 | #21 | 12,510 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1992 | #26 | 11,496 | #4,564 | 12 |
| 1991 | #29 | 10,769 | #2,828 | 23 |
| 1990 | #30 | 10,283 | #2,373 | 29 |
| 1989 | #42 | 7,830 | #1,678 | 46 |
| 1988 | #61 | 5,562 | #2,599 | 22 |
| 1987 | #66 | 4,594 | #2,215 | 26 |
| 1986 | #82 | 3,388 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #117 | 2,449 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #126 | 2,265 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #124 | 2,398 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #175 | 1,581 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #190 | 1,414 | — | |
| 1980 | #213 | 1,221 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #253 | 970 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #312 | 735 | — | |
| 1977 | #348 | 632 | — | |
| 1976 | #384 | 536 | — | |
| 1975 | #443 | 444 | — | |
| 1974 | #518 | 324 | — | |
| 1973 | #550 | 301 | — | |
| 1972 | #619 | 251 | — | |
| 1971 | #793 | 179 | — | |
| 1970 | #803 | 172 | — | |
| 1969 | #881 | 142 | — | |
| 1968 | #859 | 142 | — | |
| 1967 | #926 | 122 | — | |
| 1966 | #869 | 133 | — | |
| 1965 | #908 | 123 | — | |
| 1964 | #890 | 136 | — | |
| 1963 | #865 | 146 | — | |
| 1962 | #885 | 142 | — | |
| 1961 | #869 | 150 | — | |
| 1960 | #920 | 133 | — | |
| 1959 | #891 | 136 | — | |
| 1958 | #925 | 124 | — | |
| 1957 | #924 | 123 | — | |
| 1956 | #838 | 141 | — | |
| 1955 | #834 | 135 | — | |
| 1954 | #748 | 153 | — | |
| 1953 | #733 | 154 | — | |
| 1952 | #723 | 151 | — | |
| 1951 | #680 | 165 | — | |
| 1950 | #664 | 165 | — | |
| 1949 | #636 | 170 | — | |
| 1948 | #610 | 183 | — | |
| 1947 | #617 | 184 | — | |
| 1946 | #662 | 144 | — | |
| 1945 | #589 | 153 | — | |
| 1944 | #565 | 166 | — | |
| 1943 | #537 | 195 | — | |
| 1942 | #510 | 214 | — | |
| 1941 | #513 | 180 | — | |
| 1940 | #504 | 188 | — | |
| 1939 | #458 | 212 | — | |
| 1938 | #472 | 197 | — | |
| 1937 | #463 | 199 | — | |
| 1936 | #489 | 174 | — | |
| 1935 | #448 | 208 | — | |
| 1934 | #424 | 239 | — | |
| 1933 | #461 | 202 | — | |
| 1932 | #432 | 231 | — | |
| 1931 | #441 | 213 | — | |
| 1930 | #414 | 251 | — | |
| 1929 | #416 | 255 | — | |
| 1928 | #410 | 273 | — | |
| 1927 | #367 | 348 | — | |
| 1926 | #351 | 360 | — | |
| 1925 | #345 | 381 | — | |
| 1924 | #348 | 381 | — | |
| 1923 | #310 | 434 | — | |
| 1922 | #321 | 412 | — | |
| 1921 | #295 | 496 | — | |
| 1920 | #299 | 471 | — | |
| 1919 | #276 | 534 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #279 | 513 | — | |
| 1917 | #267 | 541 | — | |
| 1916 | #260 | 549 | — | |
| 1915 | #253 | 546 | — | |
| 1914 | #249 | 443 | — | |
| 1913 | #243 | 396 | — | |
| 1912 | #237 | 359 | — | |
| 1911 | #235 | 279 | — | |
| 1910 | #213 | 305 | — | |
| 1909 | #206 | 278 | — | |
| 1908 | #223 | 240 | — | |
| 1907 | #211 | 239 | — | |
| 1906 | #191 | 256 | — | |
| 1905 | #205 | 219 | — | |
| 1904 | #182 | 261 | — | |
| 1903 | #183 | 250 | — | |
| 1902 | #174 | 271 | — | |
| 1901 | #170 | 266 | — | |
| 1900 | #169 | 325 | — | |
| 1899 | #157 | 288 | — | |
| 1898 | #148 | 338 | — | |
| 1897 | #158 | 288 | — | |
| 1896 | #146 | 323 | — | |
| 1895 | #148 | 301 | — | |
| 1894 | #150 | 293 | — | |
| 1893 | #136 | 304 | — | |
| 1892 | #132 | 326 | — | |
| 1891 | #128 | 293 | — | |
| 1890 | #136 | 267 | — | |
| 1889 | #127 | 301 | — | |
| 1888 | #123 | 295 | — | |
| 1887 | #109 | 279 | — | |
| 1886 | #116 | 254 | — | |
| 1885 | #113 | 236 | — | |
| 1884 | #103 | 275 | — | |
| 1883 | #110 | 209 | — | |
| 1882 | #106 | 214 | — | |
| 1881 | #103 | 196 | — | |
| 1880 | #96 | 221 | — | |
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 1944
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#166 · 1 in 590
- Virginia#291 · 1 in 2,672
- South Carolina#304 · 1 in 2,384
- Pennsylvania#358 · 1 in 4,700
- New Jersey#370 · 1 in 5,456
Best ever in a state: #1 in Kentucky, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #166 | 8 | 1 in 590 |
| Virginia | #291 | 11 | 1 in 2,672 |
| South Carolina | #304 | 10 | 1 in 2,384 |
| Pennsylvania | #358 | 17 | 1 in 4,700 |
| New Jersey | #370 | 6 | 1 in 5,456 |
| Florida | #388 | 6 | 1 in 3,714 |
| North Carolina | #449 | 7 | 1 in 5,880 |
| New York | #451 | 15 | 1 in 7,031 |
| Mississippi | #454 | 5 | 1 in 4,801 |
| Georgia | #506 | 5 | 1 in 7,133 |
| Ohio | #544 | 6 | 1 in 9,977 |
| California | #887 | 5 | 1 in 15,967 |
| Texas | #979 | 5 | 1 in 15,136 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,480 | #96 (1880) | #111 |
| 1890s | 3,021 | #128 (1891) | #144 |
| 1900s | 2,605 | #169 (1900) | #191 |
| 1910s | 4,465 | #213 (1910) | #251 |
| 1920s | 3,811 | #295 (1921) | #346 |
| 1930s | 2,126 | #414 (1930) | #450 |
| 1940s | 1,777 | #504 (1940) | #574 |
| 1950s | 1,447 | #664 (1950) | #796 |
| 1960s | 1,369 | #859 (1968) | #887 |
| 1970s | 4,544 | #253 (1979) | #502 |
| 1980s | 32,702 | #42 (1989) | #120 |
| 1990s | 158,818 | #2 (1999) | #15 |
| 2000s | 155,784 | #2 (2000) | #8 |
| 2010s | 64,506 | #20 (2010) | #28 |
| 2020s | 26,230 | #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 1944
girls
#565
166 births · 1 in 7,995 girls
Top girls' names in 1944
More about 1944
girls
1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 7,995 of them was named Hannah, which outranked 89.2% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).