Given name
Hanah
“resembling a flower blossom”·“a blissful woman”·“God is gracious”
Hanah is a variant of Hana. Interpretations include “resembling a flower blossom” and “a blissful woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Hanah is a variant of Hanna. In Arabic use, Hanna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hanah is a variant of Hana. Interpretations include “resembling a flower blossom” and “a blissful woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Hanah is a variant of Hanna. In Arabic use, Hanna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hanah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,057
- 0 boys · 2,057 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,078 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,078 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 118 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,274 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hanah’s family of names
Hanah has a related form in Hanna. Hanah has a related form in Hana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hanah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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