Hanan

“Gracious, merciful” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2911 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Hanan's best rank, #2595, came in 2018; it has settled back to #2911 today. Roughly 2,100 girls have been named Hanan since 1966. In Minnesota it runs about 12× its national rate.

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 130 notable people named Hanan:

Entertainers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hanan Tork, Egyptian actress and ballerina.

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