Female name
Hannah
68,074 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 1.
Origin
From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.From Wiktionary, entry “Hannah”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 5,916 births. 68,074 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 6th among girls' names in 1996. It is still given: 2,486 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2000: 23,112 births. 466,406 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 2nd among girls' names in 1998. It is still given: 21,270 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2007: 407 births. 11,093 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 5th among girls' names in 2019. It is still given: 1,059 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13,918 | 1984–2025 | 7th in 2008 |
| France | 5,805 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 2,980 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 2,902* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 1,795 | 2012–2023 | 14th in 2015 |
| Quebec | 1,048 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 338 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
8 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 8 = 28 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
1 + 1 = 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
8 + 5 + 5 + 8 = 26 → 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.