Hannah - A popular female name
Hannah appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #216. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Hannah and more.
With that position 1 in 196 baby girls were given this name - making this a popular female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Hannah peaked in popularity 23 years ago in 1998 on position 2.
Famous with this name

Daryl Hannah

Hannah Gross

Hannah John-Kamen
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Hannah is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Hannah is currently topping the baby name charts in Idaho at position #10 - and is the least popular in District of Columbia at position #58.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Hannah is where you live.
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Hannah origin and meaning
Hannah is a 6 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Hannah, pop culture references for the name Hannah and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Hannah
We've found the following names that sound similar to Hannah, sorted by popularity.
Hanna / Hana / Honey / Hanah / Hanan / Henny / Henna / Hannia / Haneen / Hanh /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 22 |
2011 | 25 |
2010 | 21 |
2009 | 23 |
2008 | 17 |
2007 | 9 |
2006 | 8 |
2005 | 7 |
2004 | 5 |
2003 | 4 |
2002 | 3 |
2001 | 3 |
2000 | 2 |
1999 | 2 |
1998 | 2 |
1997 | 5 |
1996 | 7 |
1995 | 7 |
1994 | 16 |
1993 | 21 |
1992 | 26 |
1991 | 29 |
1990 | 30 |
1989 | 42 |
1988 | 61 |
1987 | 66 |
1986 | 82 |
1985 | 117 |
1984 | 126 |
1983 | 124 |
1982 | 175 |
1981 | 189 |
1980 | 211 |
1979 | 253 |
1978 | 311 |
1977 | 348 |
1976 | 382 |
1975 | 437 |
1974 | 524 |
1973 | 567 |
1972 | 648 |
1971 | 798 |
1970 | 865 |
1969 | 904 |
1968 | 883 |
1967 | 987 |
1966 | 898 |
1965 | 945 |
1964 | 934 |
1963 | 912 |
1962 | 900 |
1961 | 852 |
1960 | 975 |
1959 | 962 |
1958 | 1016 |
1957 | 946 |
1956 | 875 |
1955 | 899 |
1954 | 775 |
1953 | 749 |
1952 | 741 |
1951 | 689 |
1950 | 717 |
1949 | 632 |
1948 | 610 |
1947 | 634 |
1946 | 713 |
1945 | 584 |
1944 | 596 |
1943 | 561 |
1942 | 500 |
1941 | 538 |
1940 | 503 |
1939 | 487 |
1938 | 487 |
1937 | 477 |
1936 | 530 |
1935 | 456 |
1934 | 429 |
1933 | 471 |
1932 | 446 |
1931 | 471 |
1930 | 434 |
1929 | 421 |
1928 | 421 |
1927 | 371 |
1926 | 354 |
1925 | 357 |
1924 | 353 |
1923 | 310 |
1922 | 332 |
1921 | 293 |
1920 | 307 |
1919 | 275 |
1918 | 280 |
1917 | 267 |
1916 | 262 |
1915 | 255 |
1914 | 249 |
1913 | 247 |
1912 | 241 |
1911 | 243 |
1910 | 216 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Idaho | 10 |
Wyoming | 11 |
New Hampshire | 12 |
Virginia | 12 |
Massachusetts | 14 |
Alaska | 15 |
Georgia | 15 |
North Carolina | 15 |
South Dakota | 17 |
Montana | 18 |
Tennessee | 18 |
Maryland | 19 |
Pennsylvania | 20 |
West Virginia | 21 |
Washington | 22 |
Kansas | 22 |
Alabama | 22 |
South Carolina | 22 |
Indiana | 23 |
New York | 23 |
Ohio | 23 |
Maine | 23 |
Connecticut | 23 |
Missouri | 23 |
Minnesota | 24 |
Kentucky | 25 |
Colorado | 25 |
Oregon | 25 |
North Dakota | 25 |
Arkansas | 26 |
Michigan | 26 |
Texas | 26 |
Utah | 26 |
Wisconsin | 27 |
Oklahoma | 27 |
Hawaii | 28 |
Illinois | 29 |
Iowa | 29 |
Florida | 30 |
Nebraska | 30 |
Rhode Island | 31 |
Louisiana | 34 |
Mississippi | 34 |
New Jersey | 36 |
California | 40 |
Arizona | 41 |
Delaware | 46 |
New Mexico | 48 |
Vermont | 54 |
Nevada | 54 |
District of Columbia | 58 |
Even more about Hannah
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.