Unisex name · since 1978
Hannan
Hannan has 473 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 473
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hannan currently ranks #15398 among unisex names in America, with 473 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Hannan recorded 473 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #15398 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #12,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 473 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hannan ranks #12,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 473 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 473
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hannan's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Hannan compares
473 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Hannan's all-time total is 26% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hannan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 473 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hannan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hannan splits its recorded history at 2003: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hannan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Hannan popularity over time - boys
132 total births recorded since 1993 (Hannan as boys' name)
Hannan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (159 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Hannan's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hannan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 159 births (34% of all-time use).
Hannan by state
Where Hannan concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 16 | 3.4% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.3% |
16 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hannan's data
- Hannan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Hannans (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hannan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Hannan 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.