Hannah

Hebrew

"grace"

Hannah Origin and Meaning

The name Hannah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace".

Hannah is one of the nation's top biblical girls' names—it surpassed Sarah in 1998, and ranks in the Top 50 along with Elizabeth, Abigail, Chloe, and Naomi. Hannah is a name with many sources of appeal: Old Testament roots, soft and gentle sound, and a homey yet aristocratic image.

Hannah originated as a variation of the Hebrew name Channah, derived from the word channan, meaning "grace." In the Old Testament, Hannah is the mother of Samuel.

Names including Anne, Anna, Nancy, Anya, Annika, and Annabel are all related to Hannah. Alternate spellings such as Hana, Hanna, and Chana are also used.

The TV show Hannah Montana was a huge TV teen sensation from 2006 to 2011, and more recently was the name Lena Dunham chose for her own character in her hit series Girls. Hannah Baker is a central character on the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why.

Hannah is also a name that in its varied versions, which include Hana and Hanna, has roots in many cultures, from Hebrew to Arabic, European to Asian. All in all, Hannah is still a wonderful if widely used name.

Hannah Rank in US Top 1000

# 48 in the US

Hannah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 150 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Hannah

• 48 US 2023
• 150 Nameberry 2025
• 28 Canada 2023
• 179 Future 2028
• 94 England 2023
• 66 Scotland 2024
• 21 Ireland 2024
• 60 Australia 2024
• 78 New Zealand 2024
• 4 Germany 2024
• 41 Netherlands 2024
• 286 Mexico 2021
• 26 Denmark 2023
• 84 Belgium 2020
• 121 Switzerland 2023
• 15 Austria 2023

20 Names Similar to Hannah

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Hannah.

• Abigail
• Emily
• Leah
• Kate
• Natalie
• Isabel
• Isabelle
• Julia
• Annabelle
• Anna
• Katherine
• Sarah
• Madeline
• Sophie
• Allison
• Eva
• Rebecca
• Laura
• Zoe
• Rachel

Famous People Named Hannah

• Johanna "Hannah" Cohn Arendt German,American political theorist
• Hannah Blessing Wood American actress; sister of Elijah Wood
• Hannah Campbell Grant Gordon Scottish actress
• Hannah Wilke (born Arlene Hannah Butter) American painter
• Hannah Primrose Countess of Rosebery, one,time richest woman in Britain
• Hannah Hoes Van Buren First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President Martin Van Buren
• Hannah Teter American snowboarder
• (Hannah) Dakota Fanning American actress
• Hannah Simone Canadian Actress
• Hannah Rose Ware English model and actress
• Hannah Trigwell English singer
• Hannah Tinti American novelist
• Hannah Angela Kearney American Olympic mogul skier
• Hannah Cohen American singer
• Hannah Lynn Storm American TV journalist
• Hannah Szenes British World War II paratrooper
• Hannah Louise Spearitt English actress
• Hannah Davis American fashion model
• Hannah Georgas Canadian singer
• Hannah Maud Hart American vlogger
• Anna Therese Johanne "Hannah" Hoch German Dada artist
• Hannah Yelland (born Hannah Elizabeth Roberts) British actress
• Hannah More English religious author and philanthropist
• Hannah Kelsey Brown American television personality
• Hannah Jacklin American child model; twin sister Hayden Jacklin
• Hannah Gibson daughter of actor Mel Gibson
• Hannah Joy Gosselin daughter of American TV personalities Jon & Kate Gosselin
• Hannah Jane Shepherd (b. 1985) daughter of actors Jessica Lange and Sam Shepherd
• Hannah Mali Rose daughter of actress Sarah Drew
• Hannah Kathryn Hader daughter of comedian Bill Hader
• Hannah Bolton Hooper vocals and keyboard of American band Grouplove
• Hannah Marie Tointon English actress

The name Hannah in Pop Culture

• Hannah Abbott character in the Harry Potter series
• Hannah Diamant character in manga/anime "Attack on Titan"
• Hannah character in the 2008 movie "Made of Honor"
• Hannah Rayburn character on TV's "State of Grace"
• Hannah Baker character in "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
• Hannah McKay character on TV's "Dexter"
• Hannah Horvath main character in HBO's show "Girls"
• Hannah Tupper character in 'The Witch of Blackbird Pond'
• Hannah Baxter from TV series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl"
• Hannah Javensen character in "The Face on the Milk Carton"
• Hannah Jarvis character in "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard
• Hannah Burley character on TV series "Bones"
• Hannah Anafeloz character in the manga/anime Kuroshitsuji /Black Butler
• Hannah Shepard mother of player character Commander Shepard from the Mass Effect franchise, "Spacer" background
• Hannah Conroy Scott character in This golden land, by Barbara Wood
• Hannah the main character in the folk tale 'The Clever Girl'
• Hannah Rosso character in the children's novel '10 Kids, No Pets', by Ann M Martin
• Hannah Washington character in video game "Until Dawn"
• Hannah "Nana" Weaver character in film "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
• Hannah "Narnie" Schroeder character in "On the Jellicoe Road"
• "Hannah and Her Sisters " 1986 movie
• "Hannah" song by band SWMRS
• "Hannah Hunt" song by band Vampire Weekend
• "Hannah Montana " Disney TV series
• "Hannah Takes the Stairs " 2007 movie
• Hannah Jelkes character in Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana"

International Variations of the name Hannah

• Hajina Hungarian
• Annalie Finnish
• Anci Hungarian
• Anne English
• Anka Polish
• Hana Slavic
• Anezka Czech
• Haniyyah Tunisian
• Anya Russian
• Anneka Swedish
• Hanne Nordic
• Anna Italian
• Analee Hungarian
• Ana Spanish
• Ann English
• Hannele German
• Haniyah Moroccan
• Hania Polish
• Nusi Hungarian
• Ania Polish