Hanan

Meaning: Tenderness, compassion
Origin: Arabic

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

In recent years, Hanan ran about 12× its national rate in Minnesota.

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

Around the world

See how Hanan ranks in other countries and regions.

#505 in Norway (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #921 in Austria (2025) · #1,271 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,475 in Canada (2025) · #4,611 in France (2025) · #3,751 in Italy (2024) · #6,502 in Ecuador (2024) · #1,182 in Belgium (2023) · #765 in Scotland (2019) · #596 in Slovakia (2013).

Famous Hanans

Hanan Ashrawi — Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar (born 1946)
Hanan al-Shaykh — Lebanese writer (born 1945)
Hanan Tork — Egyptian actress and ballerina (born 1975)
Hanan Kattan — British film producer (born 1962)
Hanan Tarq — Ethiopian actress

What Hanans become

Among 69 notable people named Hanan:

Entertainers appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hanan Tork, Egyptian actress and ballerina (born 1975).

Similar names: Anaiyah · Ahana · Kaniyah · Ayva · Elianah · Ani

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