Girls' name · peaked in 2000
Hannah name popularity since 1925
451,636 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hannah. Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Hannah is about 26 years old in 2026. Hannah peaked in 2000 as the #2 name for girls, and it ranked #56 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 451,636
- Named Hannah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #56
- for girls in 2025 (3,973 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 450,920 girls · 716 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Hannah 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.
Hannah births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Hannah both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Hannah became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 703 baby girls to 1 in 185.
- Steepest fall: Between 2004 and 2009, its share of baby girls fell by 51%, from 1 in 118 to 1 in 242.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Hannah's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hannah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hannah 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 | 1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 2,126 | 0 | #448 |
| 1940s | 1,777 | 0 | #590 |
| 1950s | 1,447 | 0 | #835 |
| 1960s | 1,369 | 0 | #911 |
| 1970s | 4,544 | 6 | #444 |
| 1980s | 32,702 | 154 | #117 |
| 1990s | 158,818 | 209 | #7 |
| 2000s | 155,784 | 268 | #7 |
| 2010s | 64,506 | 61 | #28 |
| 2020–25 | 26,230 | 18 | #56 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
53.3% of babies named Hannah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Hannah is most popular
The index compares Hannah'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 Hannah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.02× | 2,882 |
| Alaska | 1.99× | 1,344 |
| Vermont | 1.72× | 1,302 |
| Oregon | 1.50× | 6,393 |
| Nevada | 1.49× | 2,405 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Hannah 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah (this page) | 450,920 | 2000 |
| Hanna | 40,773 | 1998 |
| Hanah | 2,057 | 2001 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hannah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hannah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hannah (2000).
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