Hannah Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Hannah

Hannah Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: ha-nah
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Hannah Name Meaning

Hannah is a classic name that continues to wow parents with her winning combination of biblical roots and a soft sound. From the Hebrew name Channah, Hannah means “grace” or “favor.”

A simple beauty, Hannah is free of frilly fluff or excessive syllables. She’s a withstanding classic, timeless in her elegance despite dotting the U.S. name charts since its incorporation in 1900. She’s also got the cool factor of being a palindrome name, an honor shared with Ava, Anna, and Emme.

Hannah is a religious name, used both in Christianity and Judaism. In the Old Testament, Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel, a son she was blessed with after diligently praying for a child when infertility left her brokenhearted. Her son Samuel would go on to speak directly to God and lead the Israelites against the Philistines. The biblical Hannah was steadfast in her devotion, a trait many would find admirable. Like Abigail, Hannah wasn’t commonly used as a first name until the Puritans in the 1600s. Since then, she’s risen steadily.

Hannah can also be spelled Hanna and comes with the cute nicknames of Hanny and Han. Similar names to Hannah are Sarah, Leah, and Rachel.

Hannah Name Popularity

How popular is the name Hannah? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	216	255	0.0724%
1911	243	222	0.0596%
1912	241	300	0.0595%
1913	246	351	0.0619%
1914	249	408	0.0585%
1915	255	510	0.0561%
1916	262	499	0.0517%
1917	266	504	0.0504%
1918	279	471	0.0439%
1919	274	491	0.0469%
1920	306	417	0.0375%
1921	292	465	0.0406%
1922	330	352	0.0316%
1923	309	397	0.0354%
1924	350	339	0.0292%
1925	354	327	0.0289%
1926	350	323	0.0294%
1927	367	302	0.0273%
1928	416	225	0.021%
1929	416	210	0.0203%
1930	427	194	0.0186%
1931	465	150	0.0152%
1932	441	180	0.0182%
1933	465	150	0.0161%
1934	425	194	0.0201%
1935	452	159	0.0164%
1936	526	113	0.0117%
1937	472	149	0.0151%
1938	483	147	0.0144%
1939	484	150	0.0147%
1940	499	142	0.0134%
1941	537	125	0.0111%
1942	495	177	0.014%
1943	551	137	0.0105%
1944	596	106	0.0086%
1945	579	112	0.0092%
1946	707	86	0.0058%
1947	630	130	0.0078%
1948	600	142	0.0089%
1949	627	124	0.0077%
1950	713	99	0.0061%
1951	687	115	0.0068%
1952	735	101	0.0058%
1953	747	102	0.0058%
1954	767	101	0.0055%
1955	882	76	0.0041%
1956	867	84	0.0044%
1957	936	74	0.0038%
1958	1,007	64	0.0034%
1959	955	74	0.0039%
1960	962	74	0.0039%
1961	846	109	0.0058%
1962	895	90	0.0049%
1963	901	83	0.0046%
1964	925	79	0.0045%
1965	941	69	0.0042%
1966	899	77	0.0049%
1967	972	63	0.0042%
1968	877	87	0.0058%
1969	900	87	0.0056%
1970	858	106	0.0067%
1971	794	127	0.0085%
1972	646	191	0.014%
1973	566	236	0.0182%
1974	525	278	0.0214%
1975	436	410	0.0319%
1976	379	497	0.0386%
1977	347	604	0.0448%
1978	312	714	0.0531%
1979	253	944	0.0669%
1980	211	1,216	0.0832%
1981	189	1,398	0.0951%
1982	175	1,566	0.1048%
1983	124	2,389	0.1619%
1984	126	2,256	0.1517%
1985	117	2,440	0.1608%
1986	82	3,379	0.2239%
1987	66	4,592	0.3009%
1988	61	5,559	0.3567%
1989	42	7,830	0.4852%
1990	30	10,274	0.6199%
1991	29	10,768	0.6606%
1992	26	11,491	0.7199%
1993	21	12,504	0.802%
1994	16	14,494	0.9444%
1995	7	17,010	1.1286%
1996	7	18,595	1.2419%
1997	5	20,591	1.3922%
1998	2	21,373	1.428%
1999	2	21,673	1.4472%
2000	2	23,080	1.5109%
2001	3	20,712	1.3746%
2002	3	18,819	1.2558%
2003	4	17,634	1.1591%
2004	5	15,604	1.0238%
2005	7	14,845	0.9709%
2006	8	14,544	0.9288%
2007	9	13,304	0.8432%
2008	17	9,560	0.6185%
2009	23	7,568	0.5063%
2010	21	6,987	0.4848%
2011	25	6,566	0.4609%
2012	22	7,274	0.5105%
2013	23	7,294	0.5123%
2014	28	6,579	0.4516%
2015	28	6,406	0.4403%
2016	33	6,002	0.4163%
2017	32	5,872	0.4207%
2018	33	5,619	0.409%
2019	32	5,586	0.4126%
2020	39	4,823	0.3789%
2021	46	4,145	0.3391%
2022	47	4,441	0.3366%

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Names Like Hannah

If you like Hannah, you’ll love these other names like Hannah.

What names are diminutives of Hannah?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Hannah sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Hannah, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ann	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Anne	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Annie	Gracious one	Hebrew
Hannie	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hanny	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Nan	A diminutive form of Anna or Anne, from the Hebrew hannah, grace.	Hebrew
Nanney	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Nannie	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Nanny	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew

What names are variants of Hannah?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Hannah.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Anna	Gracious	Hebrew
Chana	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Chanah	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Chanha	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Channach	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew

Channah	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hana	Happiness; flower; work	Spanish
Hanah	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hanalee	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hanalise	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hanna	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hanne	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hannele	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Hannelore	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Honna	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew

What names sound like Hannah?

If you like how Hannah sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Hannah.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Alannah	Precious	German
Haniah	Grace of the Lord	Hebrew
Hanniah	A place to rest; to be happy	Hebrew
Hannyah	A place to rest; to be happy	Hebrew
Hanyah	Grace of the Lord	Hebrew

What names are similar to Hannah?

Find a name that’s like Hannah, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender

Brenna	Little drop of water; raven or black-haired	Gaelic
Delilah	Delicate	Hebrew
Elizabeth	God is my oath	Hebrew
Emily	To excel	Latin
Emma	Whole or universal	German
Faith	Devotion	English
Grace	Gracious one	English
Joy	Happiness	Latin
Kate	Pure	English
Rebecca	To join	Hebrew

Lists With Hannah

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Hannah.

Siblings of Hannah

Mamas with kids named Hannah also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Brennan	Teardrop	Irish
Harper	Harp Player	English
Kadyn	Fighter	American
Elijah	My God is Yahweh	Hebrew
Bonnie	Fine, attractive, pretty	Scottish

Joy	Happiness	Latin
Grace	Gracious one	English
Brynlee	Burned meadow	English
Jeremy	God will exalt	English
Mason	Stoneworker	English
Dashiell	Unknown	English
Lionel	Lion	Latin
Caleb	Whole heart	Hebrew
Micah	Who is Like God?	Hebrew

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51 Comments

Robyn Nov 1 at 1:27 pm

Hannah is a woman from the Bible who couldn’t have children at first. She prayed and prayed and God finally granted her a son. My husband and I struggled for years to have a baby and it is only through God’s help we were able to have our precious daughter.

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Stephanie Sep 21 at 7:18 am

We named our daughter Hannah after my mom. She passed away in April 2019 from cancer and her name was Marian Hannah. We chose Hannah because it’s a beautiful name, we love that it is a palindrome and that it means to give grace. It’s the perfect name for our sweet baby angel.

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Hannah Sep 10 at 5:49 pm

I love the name my name is Hannah and I have always felt unique.

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Christina Jun 10 at 7:06 pm

My sweet girl is baby number 8, girl number 5. She was born after 2 miscarriages and is our families biggest blessing.

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hannah Jan 24 at 11:05 am

it’s my name i love the name Hannah

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Hannah Dec 5 at 8:58 am

We love that it means favored by God. The way it sounds sounds and how it’s a palindrome. Hanalei in Kauai was also a favorite place my husband and I loved.

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Seana Dec 5 at 5:55 am

Love the timeless elegance of her name Hannah Kate

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Hannah Nov 17 at 6:44 am

It’s good. Pretty good. My friend’s name is zvonimir and it sounds very good with Joseph and Zvonimir

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gracie Oct 30 at 8:50 am

i adore the name hannah ive always loved this name it is pretty and easy enough to spell and say but still long enough 🙂 . i will name one of my kids hannah jane i love the name jane but like it more as a middle name.

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gracie Oct 24 at 9:56 am

i love the name hannah i will name one of my children hannah jane 🙂 it is such a pretty name

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- gracie Oct 30 at 8:51 am
  
  didnt realise i had left 2 comments opps
  
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Tiffney Oct 8 at 9:14 am

Her first and middle name are from the Bible. My husband, our 8 year old and myself all sat down and thought of a name as a family for her.

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Christy Sep 29 at 1:44 pm

It’s a Biblical name. It goes well with her sister’s name (Hailey).

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Naomi Jul 11 at 10:25 pm

We chose Hannah for our daughter because we liked the sound of it, we wanted something common enough that when she’s older and wanting to get “personalised” items from newsagencies and the like, she’ll hopefully be able to find one with the “right” spelling for her on it! But we nicknamed her “Hannie” because i wanted ti to feel special and unique. Plus, it’s a name from the Bible, which is good because that ties in with our faith!

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Hannah Jan 4 at 9:07 am

Saved for years

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- Hannah Nguyen Jun 5 at 4:53 am
  
  Allanah is my friend
  
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- Hannah Sep 28 at 7:08 am
  
  I love my name. Greetings to All Hannahs’ here
  
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  - Hannah jane Oct 30 at 1:15 pm
    
    I love the name. Hannah and it is so popular where I am.
    
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Elizabeth Dec 7 at 7:10 am

Well her name came to me in a dream I love her name it’s biblical

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Melissa Aug 16 at 7:37 am

Like it

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Ashlea Jul 13 at 7:09 am

Loved the name and the Bible character

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Jessica May 21 at 12:07 pm

Jesus is faithful

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Elise Whitt May 7 at 5:44 am

We chose biblical names for all our children. Hannah was one we wanted to use for some time. It means “favor or grace of God”. We love the meaning as it reminds us that our sweet Hannah, as well as all our children, is a gift of God’s grace to us.

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Adriana Mar 7 at 7:51 am

We chose Hannah after a good debate on that name and Sophia. Hannah won as first name.

What we love about it is that is a palindrome and, for me, the meaning, which is “grace” she definitely is the grace in our lives.

I can’t wait to see what Hannah has for us and how her personality and overall everything about her will be!

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Alex Sep 5 at 11:07 am

I liked that Hannah is a strong, but feminine name. It feels old, holy, and grounded.

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- Pamma Apr 28 at 4:46 pm
  
  This site has been extremely helpful and we named our twins: Hannah(F) & Hanniel(M)..????
  
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Janelle Jun 3 at 2:48 pm

We were looking for a Biblical name with a double consonant in the middle, ending in “a”. We have Emma and Tessa already so Hannah is a perfect fit! (And our big kids are all sorts of jealous that she can spell her name the same backward and forward!)

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Sarah May 29 at 6:05 pm

Son’s name starts with an H (Hendrik)
It’s a biblical name

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Hannah Jan 3 at 6:37 am

Hannah is a very beautiful name. I am very glad my parents named me that. Lol

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- Hannah Sep 28 at 7:09 am
  
  I am so thankful to my parents. I love my name.
  
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Lindsay Oct 7 at 5:54 am

I wanted a two syllable Bible name for my daughter that was classic sounding and would work well with the middle name Kay, which I was passing down to her. So I just went through a list until I found one that I liked.

I like that her name is simple, and common enough to find on a keychain haha. In 7 months, I haven’t yet found anything I don’t like about the name.

We call her “Hannah girl” ?

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Jane Aug 6 at 7:43 am

Hannah is my daughter’s middle name. Her first name is Morgan so we wanted something cute and suitable. My friend suggested Hannah and I like it ” Morgan Hannah ” .

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Mama Aug 2 at 2:58 pm

Hannah Lynn. My husband said he always liked the name Hannah and that was it. Thought about a few other names since but Hannah stuck.

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Marley Jul 25 at 3:02 pm

Sweet meaning behind the name. Recognizable and easy to spell. Goes well with our Long and complicated last name.

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Joy Jul 18 at 12:29 pm

Hannah in the bible could not have a child and God give her the ability to have a child. It took prayer for me to get pregnant with Hannah that is why she is named Hannah. We love her name too. Perfect fit for her personality. Also Hannah is multicultural such as white, Dutch and African and German.

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Brittany Jun 17 at 7:06 pm

We had a tough time deciding on a name. We had her middle name picked out, Marie, after both of our moms. We were very picky about how the name flowed and Hannah just sounded right. I picture her in a year or two with blonde curly hair and the name Hannah fits her perfectly.

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Sarah Jun 12 at 12:52 pm

After family

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Sarah May 29 at 11:10 am

After a family
Member

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Sarah Jan 24 at 12:02 pm

Hannah got picked her name means God’s given gift she is truly a amazing gift and that is why I picked hannah I had 9 lost pregnancy before I got pregnant with hannah we were so happy to get a miracle and 3 years down the road it happened again and we got our mason we are completel now love both my babies

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katrina Strickland Jan 22 at 11:58 pm

I was young and Hannah was a pretty name that is what I went with

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Jada Dec 14 at 8:46 am

My husband and I chose the name Hannah because of our own journey through infertility and the story of Hannah’s from the Bible. The meaning (Grace, Favored) also played an important part.

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Liliya Nov 30 at 8:50 am

My husband and I picked hannah for its meaning which was favour and grace. Mostly because my grandma’s name is hannah and her birthday is October 17th which was the day I went into labor, but eneded up giving birth on the 18th. Therefore we decided to name our daughter hannah.

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Mama G Sep 9 at 6:14 pm

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Joy Aug 24 at 10:50 am

I choose Hannah becauae it is a bible name. Hannah name remind me of when Hannah in the bible could not have a child, and she prayed to God and than Hannah was no longer barren, she had a child and give the child to God. So when Hannah was born we gived Hannah back to the Lord becauase God answer our prayer when I got pregnant with Hannah and gived birth to this bundle of joy.

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ethel Jul 15 at 3:40 am

i gave her that name because i believe that God has given her to me as favour , she is one beautiful girl you have ever seen

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Jessica Jul 10 at 11:57 am

My husband and I were making a list of names we liked, and my 4 year old, said Hannah was it. She was very set on that name for her baby sister.

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Miranda Jun 19 at 11:18 am

We chose Hannah because while watching Toy Story as a child, my mom leaned over and said, “I was gonna name you Hannah.” She later said I didn’t look like a Hannah, but a Miranda. This is a fond memory of mine. Also, the name is in my husband’s family, so we both have always liked it.

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Lianna Apr 13 at 9:33 pm

I’ve always loved the name “Hannah”, but my husband and I wanted something more unique. So we decided to join to names together. “HannahGrace” is what we chose for the first name of our 1st born daughter. 🙂

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Shalimar Apr 13 at 8:46 pm

I knew from the beginning I wanted a Biblical name. And actually I wanted our first to be called Hannah, but other family members somehow persuaded us against it. So when the second came along, I wasn’t going to let anyone change my mind! If it was a girl, it was going to be Hannah!! As far as female names in the Bible, this was just my favorite. Not necessarily the story, but at the time, I didn’t care for other female Bible names. Hannah stuck and she is my strong -willed child!

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MaryAmber Apr 13 at 4:39 pm

Our eldest’s name. She is caring and beautiful. She is not just beautiful on the outside,but also in the inside. She is a caring smart girl who is a loyal friend. Whenever you look sad, she will ask you if you are alright.
I was thankful to be able to conceive like Hannah from the Bible. We love our Hannah’s name.

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Cindy Apr 13 at 12:34 pm

Since I picked our first borns name, Brennan, my husband got to pick our second born. He chose Hannah cuz he loved it, and it had two Ns like Brennan.

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