Name meaning & stats

Hannah

Hannah means “grace, gracious, graced with child” (Hebrew origin). 447,893 US babies since 1940, peak 2000. Notable Hannahs are 3.2× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

“grace, gracious, graced with child”

HebrewWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2000

447,893 US babies were named Hannah between 1940 and 2025.

Where Hannahs end up

Not enough notable Hannahs yet, so this uses the spelling family: Hannah, Hanna, Hana.

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.1×	High · 63 people
Footballer	3.2×	High · 61 people
Basketball player	1.7×	High · 29 people
Singer	0.9×	Medium · 22 people

Among notable women who are footballers, the Hannah family show up 3.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

One more thing…

Hannah has a surprise career: 1.7×

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Spelling family

The most common spelling: 88% of the family

Hannah 88%
Hanna 8%
Hana 3%
Hanah <1%
Haniya <1%
Hania <1%
Hannia <1%
Hanaa <1%
Haniyah <1%
Hananiah <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2000)