Name Rarity Checker / How rare is Hannah
How Rare Is the Name Hannah?
Hannah is an ancient name that peaked recently. It ranks 147th of all time in U.S. records, with about 1 in 805 people sharing it, which puts it in the Common tier. It was most popular in the 1990s. Here is the full picture, decade by decade, plus a card you can save and share.
- Rarity
- 1 in 805
- Tier
- Common
- U.S. rank
- 147th
- Share of people
- 0.124%
- People named
- 462,368
- Most popular
- the 1990s
Based on U.S. births recorded by the Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today.
About the name Hannah
Hannah is Hebrew for 'favor' or 'grace,' and it is the same root that gives us Anna, Anne, and Ana. It sat almost unused in the mid-1900s before returning to the American top ten through the 1990s.
Want to check a different name? Try the Name Rarity Checker. First names are only half the picture: the surname rarity checker runs the same math on last names, using the Census surname file.
Frequently asked questions
- How rare is the name Hannah?
- Hannah is in the Common tier. About 1 in 805 people share it, which is 0.124% of all recorded U.S. names, and it ranks 147th of all time. In total 462,368 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
- Is Hannah a rare name?
- No. Hannah is a well-known name rather than a rare one. It is in the Common tier, ranked 147th of all time, with about 1 in 805 people sharing it.
- How common is the name Hannah?
- About 1 in 805 people in U.S. records share the name Hannah, which is 0.124% of all recorded names and 147th of all time. That places it in the Common tier.
- Is Hannah a boy or girl name?
- In the records, Hannah is given almost entirely to girls. Of 462,368 people with the name, 461,647 were girls and 721 were boys.
- When was the name Hannah most popular?
- Hannah peaked in the 1990s. The bars on the card show its popularity for every decade from 1880 to 2024.