Recorded 1978–2023 Unisex name Peak 1998 468 births

Hannan — unisex name

468 babies named Hannan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s531990s1592000s1332010s842020s33
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Hannan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

25 babies were named Hannan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hannan

The Social Security Administration has registered 468 babies named Hannan between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hannan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Hannan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 132 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hannan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hannan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hannan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hannan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 468 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hannan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

468

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

1998

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Hannan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
25
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
051015202530 202320182012200720021997199219871978 6

Hannan popularity over time — boys

132 total births recorded since 1993 (Hannan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 132 births
4681012 2024202020132009200219981993 7

Hannan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
159 births that decade — 34% of Hannan's all-time total
1970s61980s531990s1592000s1332010s842020s33

Hannan by state

Where Hannan concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hannan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
16 3.4%
#2 California
11 2.4%
Minnesota share of Hannan's total US births 3.4%
Even split

16 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hannan?
468 babies have been named Hannan since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 25 births.
When was Hannan most popular?
Hannan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Hannan most popular?
The top states for the name Hannan are Minnesota (16 births), California (11 births).
Is Hannan a unisex name?
Yes, Hannan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 468 births, and as a boy's name it has 132 births.
How long has the name Hannan been used?
Hannan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hannan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hannah, Hanna, Hana, Hanah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.