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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 2004
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#3 · 1 in 41
- Alaska#3 · 1 in 50
- Kentucky#3 · 1 in 62
- Mississippi#3 · 1 in 63
- New Hampshire#4 · 1 in 45
Best ever in a state: #1 in Kentucky, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #3 | 46 | 1 in 50 |
| Kentucky | #3 | 313 | 1 in 62 |
| Mississippi | #3 | 185 | 1 in 63 |
| West Virginia | #3 | 177 | 1 in 41 |
| Alabama | #4 | 320 | 1 in 61 |
| Arkansas | #4 | 192 | 1 in 63 |
| Georgia | #4 | 536 | 1 in 94 |
| Louisiana | #4 | 258 | 1 in 81 |
| Maine | #4 | 91 | 1 in 49 |
| Montana | #4 | 52 | 1 in 54 |
| New Hampshire | #4 | 104 | 1 in 45 |
| North Carolina | #4 | 603 | 1 in 74 |
| South Carolina | #4 | 262 | 1 in 65 |
| Tennessee | #4 | 523 | 1 in 58 |
| Virginia | #4 | 462 | 1 in 80 |
| Idaho | #5 | 97 | 1 in 67 |
| Iowa | #5 | 201 | 1 in 68 |
| Maryland | #5 | 291 | 1 in 84 |
| Michigan | #5 | 559 | 1 in 86 |
| Nebraska | #5 | 127 | 1 in 66 |
| Ohio | #5 | 771 | 1 in 75 |
| Oklahoma | #5 | 207 | 1 in 81 |
| Oregon | #5 | 208 | 1 in 76 |
| South Dakota | #5 | 56 | 1 in 54 |
| Wyoming | #5 | 28 | 1 in 46 |
| Florida | #6 | 772 | 1 in 106 |
| Indiana | #6 | 422 | 1 in 77 |
| Kansas | #6 | 176 | 1 in 77 |
| Missouri | #6 | 367 | 1 in 77 |
| North Dakota | #6 | 57 | 1 in 44 |
| Pennsylvania | #6 | 661 | 1 in 84 |
| Vermont | #6 | 36 | 1 in 44 |
| Washington | #6 | 347 | 1 in 83 |
| Wisconsin | #6 | 318 | 1 in 78 |
| Colorado | #7 | 232 | 1 in 106 |
| Utah | #7 | 199 | 1 in 92 |
| Delaware | #8 | 48 | 1 in 64 |
| Nevada | #8 | 102 | 1 in 106 |
| Rhode Island | #8 | 57 | 1 in 69 |
| Texas | #8 | 1,214 | 1 in 131 |
| Minnesota | #9 | 307 | 1 in 86 |
| Hawaii | #10 | 40 | 1 in 92 |
| Illinois | #11 | 573 | 1 in 120 |
| Arizona | #12 | 252 | 1 in 137 |
| Massachusetts | #13 | 333 | 1 in 88 |
| New Mexico | #13 | 69 | 1 in 118 |
| California | #17 | 1,322 | 1 in 173 |
| New York | #18 | 662 | 1 in 147 |
| Connecticut | #21 | 115 | 1 in 125 |
| New Jersey | #30 | 240 | 1 in 173 |
| District of Columbia | #36 | 24 | 1 in 146 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2000 at #2 (23,087 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1995–2007
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1986–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 79 girls born in 2000 were named Hannah (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 405 girls born in 2025 (0.25%)
- 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 2004
Top girls' names in 2004
Top boys' names in 2004
More about 2004
girls
1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 118 of them was named Hannah, which outranked 100.0% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 19,272 of them was named Hannah, which outranked 89.5% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,379Maddux104
- #1,379Rian104
- #1,379Zyon104
- #1,384Hannah103
- #1,384Benton103
- #1,384Bryton103
- #1,384Deontae103
- #1,394Angus102
- #1,394Dereck102
- #1,394Emma102
Tied with 9 names at #1,384; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.