Total births
183
Girls' name · since 1961
Hanne
183 babies named Hanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 183
- total births
- 1961–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Hanne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 183 have been recorded since 1961.
Hanne has 183 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- 183 total births
- 1961–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
183 girls have been named Hanne since 1961, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 183
- total births
- 1961–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Hanne was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
11 babies were named Hanne in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Hanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hanne's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hanne at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Hanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Hanne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Hanne's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Hanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hanne? ▼
Hanne has been given to 183 babies in the U.S. since 1961, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 11 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Hanne most popular? ▼
Hanne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Hanne been used? ▼
Records for Hanne go back to 1961, giving 65 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hanne? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hannah, Hanna, Hana, Hanan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Hanne's data
- Hanne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hanne
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hanne: Baby Name Since 1961 - 183 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hanne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hanne 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 July 2026.