Girls' name · since 1889

Hanora

Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Hanora, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15347
among girls today
63
born since 1889
1910s
peak decade
13%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Hanora is the #15347 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 63 recorded since 1889.

Hanora has 63 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15347 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2024.

  • #15347 among girls today
  • 63 born since 1889
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 13% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Hanora is currently the #15347 girls' name in America, more common than 13% of girls - 63 born since 1889, peaking in the 1910s.

#15347
among girls today
63
born since 1889
1910s
peak decade
13%
more common than other girls

Hanora vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%13.4%
Hanora vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15347
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Hanora was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hanora in 1918 - its busiest year on record.

How Hanora compares

63 18th percentile among 17,726 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

Hanora's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hanora Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 63 382 567,345
Peak-year births 6 48 19,840

Hanora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hanora splits its recorded history at 1928: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hanora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63

Since 1889

136 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#15,347

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1889

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hanora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
4.555.566.5 188919111915191719181922192819321940201620182024 5

Hanora by decade

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

1910s was Hanora's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Hanora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 21 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanora?
63 babies have been named Hanora since 1889. It currently ranks #15347 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Hanora most popular?
Hanora was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Hanora been used?
The SSA has tracked Hanora since 1889 -- 136 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Hanora?
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 Hanora's data

  • Hanora's decade-level peak was the 1910s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1889–2024 (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. "Hanora: #15347 Girls' Name - 63 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hanora. 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 Hanora 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 June 2026.