Hannia
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "grace" or "favor".
Name Census estimates that about 686 living Americans carry the first name Hannia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Hannia today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hannia births was 2005 (80 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hannia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
686
~ 1 in 499,642 Americans
Peak year
2005
80 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,221
Tracked since 1996
Popularity
Hannia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hannia from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 384 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Hannia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hannia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hannia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Hannias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Arizona recorded the most babies named Hannia, while Arizona, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 104 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hannia
The name Hannia has its roots in the ancient Semitic languages, believed to have originated in the Levant region of the Middle East during the second millennium BCE. It is derived from the Hebrew name Hannah, which means "grace" or "favored one." The name's earliest recorded use can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible, where it appears as the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Hannia was Hannia ben Dosa, a Jewish scholar and miracle worker who lived in the 1st century BCE in ancient Judea. He is mentioned in the Talmud, the central text of Rabbinic Judaism, for his piety and wisdom.
In the early Christian era, Hannia was the name of a Roman matron who lived in the 2nd century CE. She is mentioned in the writings of the Church Father Tertullian as a devout Christian who converted to the faith later in life.
During the Middle Ages, the name Hannia gained popularity among European nobility. One notable figure was Hannia of Aquitaine (c. 1020-1076), a powerful Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony in southwestern France. She played a significant role in the political and cultural affairs of the time.
In the Renaissance period, Hannia was the name of an Italian artist and poet, Hannia Ruzzante (c. 1495-1542), who was renowned for her creative works and her patronage of the arts.
Another historical figure named Hannia was Hannia van Zyl (1904-1975), a South African activist and politician who fought against apartheid and played a pivotal role in the struggle for equality and human rights in her country.
People
Hannia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hannia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hannia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hannia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 686 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hannia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 499,642 US residents.
Is Hannia a common name?
We classify Hannia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 695 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hannia most popular?
The single biggest year for Hannia was 2005, when 80 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hannia is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Hannia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hannia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.