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Hanan

“Gracious, merciful” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2895 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Hanan has appeared in US records since 1966 — best rank #2584 (2018) · 2,081 babies named Hanan all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,400 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 7,800 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hanans

• Hanan Ashrawi — Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar (born 1946)
• Hanan al-Shaykh — Lebanese writer
• Hanan Al Hroub — Palestinian educator
• Hanan Tork — Egyptian actress and ballerina
• Hanan al-Barassi — Libyan activist

What Hanans become

Among 128 notable people named Hanan:

Entertainers appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hanan Tork, Egyptian actress and ballerina.

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