Girls' name · peaked in 1998
Hanna name popularity since 1925
40,905 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hanna. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Hanna is about 25 years old in 2026. Hanna peaked in 1998 as the #165 name for girls, and it ranked #512 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,905
- Named Hanna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #512
- for girls in 2025 (580 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 40,773 girls · 132 boys
- Most popular in
- Oregon
- 1.69× its national share
Peak year is the year Hanna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hanna births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2000. Measured as a share of all babies, Hanna peaked in 1998.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Hanna became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 7,140 baby girls to 1 in 2,440.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, its share of baby girls fell by 55%, from 1 in 1,380 to 1 in 3,070.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Hanna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hanna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hanna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 111 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 166 | 0 | #1,956 |
| 1940s | 163 | 0 | #2,651 |
| 1950s | 175 | 0 | #2,662 |
| 1960s | 211 | 0 | #2,491 |
| 1970s | 517 | 0 | #1,920 |
| 1980s | 2,873 | 39 | #716 |
| 1990s | 13,078 | 40 | #210 |
| 2000s | 13,512 | 29 | #244 |
| 2010s | 6,509 | 24 | #527 |
| 2020–25 | 3,458 | 0 | #512 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
51.8% of babies named Hanna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Hanna is most popular
The index compares Hanna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hanna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 1.69× | 610 |
| Washington | 1.68× | 1,080 |
| Utah | 1.49× | 489 |
| Minnesota | 1.45× | 1,019 |
| Arizona | 1.40× | 700 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Hanna and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna (this page) | 40,773 | 1998 |
| Hannah | 450,920 | 2000 |
| Hana | 12,962 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hanna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hanna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hanna (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data