Hanan

Primarily a girl's name · 94% girls

Meaning

Ḥanan is a name of Biblical Hebrew origin which is also found in Qur'anic Arabic. In Hebrew, it is a masculine name meaning "gracious", "gracious gift" or "grace". In Arabic where it is used as a feminine name, it means "compassion" or "affection".

From Wikipedia

Hanan first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 67 babies (rank #2,626 that year). In 2024 it was given to 46 girls (rank #3,407). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hanan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hanan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,161

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Hanan

Hanan Ashrawischolar of English · b. 1946

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	6	#6,060
1970	9	#5,545
1971	9	#5,692
1972	5	#8,725
1973	9	#5,721
1974	8	#6,445
1975	7	#7,427
1976	17	#3,856
1977	14	#4,741
1978	16	#4,328
1979	14	#4,917
1980	14	#5,065
1981	22	#3,655
1982	27	#3,202
1983	24	#3,365
1984	13	#5,313
1985	15	#4,927
1986	25	#3,482
1987	16	#4,922
1988	22	#4,066
1989	28	#3,601
1990	34	#3,244
1991	41	#2,857
1992	45	#2,698
1993	32	#3,449
1994	34	#3,319
1995	45	#2,699
1996	44	#2,771
1997	41	#2,945
1998	34	#3,517
1999	48	#2,822
2000	38	#3,474
2001	48	#2,975
2002	37	#3,618
2003	45	#3,253
2004	41	#3,585
2005	43	#3,472
2006	59	#2,921
2007	56	#3,104
2008	52	#3,234
2009	50	#3,318
2010	56	#3,019
2011	53	#3,151
2012	56	#3,025
2013	56	#2,986
2014	58	#2,943
2015	60	#2,900
2016	67	#2,626
2017	53	#3,067
2018	67	#2,594
2019	61	#2,762
2020	55	#2,939
2021	49	#3,264
2022	51	#3,182
2023	47	#3,394
2024	46	#3,407