Girls' name · since 1880
Hanna
Hanna has 42,005 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,005
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
42,005 babies have been named Hanna since 1880, making it today's #511 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanna has been recorded 42,005 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #511 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #511 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 42,005 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanna ranks #671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #511 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 42,005 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,005
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hanna's 42,005 recorded births place it above 99.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hanna compares
42,005 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hanna's all-time total is 112x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42,005 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,912 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hanna splits its recorded history at 1953: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 1,912 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hanna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 1,912
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hanna popularity over time - boys
132 total births recorded since 1981 (Hanna as boys' name)
Hanna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,512 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Hanna's strongest decade.
13,512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Hanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 240
1880s
240 births
- 1890s 292
1890s
292 births
- 1900s 217
1900s
217 births
- 1910s 335
1910s
335 births
- 1920s 259
1920s
259 births
- 1930s 166
1930s
166 births
- 1940s 163
1940s
163 births
- 1950s 175
1950s
175 births
- 1960s 211
1960s
211 births
- 1970s 517
1970s
517 births
- 1980s 2,873
1980s
2,873 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,078 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,512 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,509 births
- 2020s 3,458
2020s
3,458 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,512 births (32% of all-time use).
How Hanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hanna's total volume
Hanna by state
Where Hanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,526 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,132 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,382 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,885 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,710 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,644 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,449 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,423 | 3.4% |
4,526 of 42,005 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Hanna appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hanna's data
- Hanna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (13,512 total births); usage has since declined to 3,458 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hannas (4,526 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.