How Many People Are Named Hanah?
An estimated 1,999 people in the United States have the first name Hanah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Hanah peaked in popularity in 2001 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hanah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hanah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,999
About 1 in 171,463 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2001
118 births
Total Registered
2,047
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hanah
Hanah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,047 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hanah as a female name
Ranked #8,604 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (118 births)
Hanah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hanah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 839 babies were registered. Hanah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hanah by Decade
How has Hanah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hanah by State
Birth registrations for Hanah span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in West Virginia, Virginia, Louisiana. On average, about 32 Hanahs were registered per state.
Hanah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hanah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hanah
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hanah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hanah?
We estimate approximately 1,999 people named Hanah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 171,463 Americans share this first name.
Is Hanah a common name?
Hanah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,047 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hanah most popular?
Hanah reached peak popularity in 2001, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hanah is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hanah a female name?
Hanah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hanah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hanah Smith, Hanah Johnson, Hanah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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