How Many People Are Named Hanna?
An estimated 39,011 people in the United States have the first name Hanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Hanna peaked in popularity in 2000 with 1,912 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hanna 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 Hanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Hanna is overwhelmingly female, 132 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
39,011
About 1 in 8,786 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2000
1,912 births
Total Registered
41,550
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hanna
Hanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 41,550 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Hanna as a male name
Ranked #12,954 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 2004 (15 births)
Hanna as a female name
Ranked #504 in 2024
605 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (1,912 births)
Hanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hanna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 13,541 babies were registered. Hanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hanna by Decade
How has Hanna 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.
Hanna by State
Birth registrations for Hanna span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Delaware, Wyoming. On average, about 752 Hannas were registered per state.
Hanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hanna
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hanna?
We estimate approximately 39,011 people named Hanna 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 8,786 Americans share this first name.
Is Hanna a common name?
Hanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41,550 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hanna most popular?
Hanna reached peak popularity in 2000, when 1,912 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hanna is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hanna a female name?
Hanna is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hanna Smith, Hanna Johnson, Hanna 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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