♀ Name Hanna – grace
| Origin: | Hebrew |
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| Meaning: | favor, grace, gracious, merciful, He (God) has favored me, Yahweh is gracious, Yahweh is merciful |
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The girl name Hanna is of Hebrew origin and means “favor,” “grace,” or “Yahweh is gracious.”
Where does the name Hanna come from?
The name Hanna is a variant of the biblical name Hannah and is of Hebrew origin. Besides, Hanna is a short form of Johanna.
What does the name Hanna mean?
Hanna means “favor,” “grace,” “gracious,” “merciful,” or “He (God) has favored me” in Hebrew. Additionally, Hanna means “Yahweh is gracious” and “Yahweh is merciful” (from Johanna).
Word composition
- Hebrew “חֵן” (ḥen) = grace, favor
- Hebrew “חָנַן” (ḥanán) = to show favor, to be gracious
- Hebrew “יֹו” (yo), abbreviation of “יְהוֹ” (yeho) = referring to the Hebrew God
Pronunciation of Hanna
Variants
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Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Hanna is currently ranked #52 on the name leaderboard. It is one of the most popular baby names.
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Hanna in the Top 50 names
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| 🇦🇹 Austria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | - | - | - | ✓ | - |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🇺🇸 USA | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
Last updated: 3/29/2026
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