Hannah
“grace, favour”
Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 255th
- births in 2023–2025
- 690
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,639
- +3.8% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2021
Meaning and origin of Hannah
Hannah means “grace, favour” and is of Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Hannah in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2021.
- Over recent years, Hannah has been stable (+3.8% a year).
- In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.2 Hannah on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.
Hannah in English-speaking countries
Hannah ranks 16th in Ireland, 20th in British Columbia (Canada) and 21st in Ontario (Canada), against 255th in France.
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
16th girls’ name573 babies in 3 years1 girl in 113−6% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
20th girls’ name261 babies in 3 years1 girl in 152−6.6% a year
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
43rd girls’ name128 babies in 3 years1 girl in 176−8.1% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
21st girls’ name829 babies in 3 years1 girl in 186−6.4% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
61st girls’ name204 babies in 3 years1 girl in 267−11.5% a year
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
74th girls’ name154 babies in 3 years1 girl in 273−4.6% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
51st girls’ name12,178 babies in 3 years1 girl in 397−5% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
101st girls’ name1,397 babies in 3 years1 girl in 550−8.3% a year
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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