Given name
Hanh
“from the apricot tree”
Hanh is used as a given name. One Vietnamese interpretation is “from the apricot tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Vietnamese interpretation is “from the apricot tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Vietnamese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hanh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 475
- 21 boys · 454 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,155 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.
Hanh’s family of names
Hanh may belong to the same name family as HANHH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Hanh, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Umeko
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Hollyanne
“of the holly tree”
>99% girls