Hanna
Say it: HAN-a
GirlMeans favour or grace5 letters2 syllables
#273
in Ireland (2025)
#276 with spellings combined
15
babies in 2025
#86
best rank (2013)
1,063
babies since 1964
Down 190
10-year rank change
Hanna through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #276 |
| 2024 | 22 | #200 |
| 2023 | 13 | #295 |
| 2022 | 28 | #174 |
| 2021 | 33 | #149 |
| 2020 | 34 | #146 |
| 2019 | 57 | #100 |
| 2018 | 62 | #98 |
| 2017 | 64 | #91 |
| 2016 | 56 | #105 |
| 2015 | 76 | #86 |
| 2014 | 75 | #88 |
| 2013 | 75 | #86 |
| 2012 | 66 | #97 |
| 2011 | 57 | #111 |
| 2010 | 50 | #127 |
| 2009 | 55 | #122 |
| 2008 | 31 | #185 |
| 2007 | 22 | #222 |
| 2005 | 8 | #398 |
| 2004 | 4 | #576 |
| 2003 | 8 | #362 |
| 2002 | 7 | #374 |
| 2001 | 8 | #335 |
| 2000 | 6 | #379 |
| 1999 | 3 | #527 |
| 1998 | 7 | #319 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | 4 | #471 |
| 1994 | 8 | #329 |
| 1993 | 3 | #516 |
| 1992 | 3 | #522 |
| 1991 | 3 | #515 |
| 1990 | 5 | #409 |
| 1986 | 4 | #458 |
| 1982 | 3 | #523 |
| 1981 | 4 | #471 |
| 1978 | 3 | #522 |
| 1977 | 4 | #468 |
| 1976 | 3 | #497 |
| 1975 | 3 | #503 |
| 1974 | 7 | #340 |
| 1973 | 3 | #508 |
| 1971 | 4 | #417 |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 |
| 1968 | 8 | #270 |
| 1967 | 6 | #288 |
| 1966 | 6 | #288 |
| 1965 | 22 | #167 |
| 1964 | 8 | #245 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Hanna mean?
Favour or grace
Hebrew, a spelling of Hannah, from a root meaning favour or grace.
Say it right
HANa
The story of Hanna
Hanna is a spelling of Hannah, a Hebrew name from a root meaning favour or grace. In the Bible Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel, who prays for a child and is answered. Anna and Anne come from the same name by way of Greek.
As a surname, Hanna has a separate Irish history. It is an English form of Ó hAnnaidh, and it is found in Ireland and Scotland.
The CSO counts Hanna and Hannah separately, and Hannah has always been by far the more common spelling. Hanna was already given in Ireland when the records begin, but only to a few girls a year until the 2000s. It then rose quickly, reaching number 86 in 2013, and it peaked in 2015 with 76 babies. By 2025 it had fallen back to number 273, with 15 girls.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Hanna (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Hannah (name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna | 15 | 1,063 |
In Northern Ireland
#231 in 2025 with 7 babies. Best rank #124 (2013); 200 babies since 1999.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.