Recorded 1961–2017 Girls' name Peak 2002 177 births

Hanne — girls' name

177 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.

1960s71980s161990s712000s642010s19
1990s
Peak decade

40% 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.

What the Data Says About Hanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Hanne between 1961 and 2017, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanne 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 177 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.

Hanne at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

177

Since 1961

57 years of records

Peak year

2002

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1961

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2017

Hanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1961

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
4681012 201720072004200119981995199219861961 7

Hanne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 40% of Hanne's all-time total
1960s71980s161990s712000s642010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanne?
177 babies have been named Hanne since 1961. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2002 with 11 births.
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?
Hanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 57 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Hanne?
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, 1961–2017 (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.