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
Census
Hannia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 791 people with the first name Hannia, which placed it at #14,777 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,777
National first-name rank
People counted
791
791 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hannia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hannia is Hispanic at 94.8%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Black (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hannia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hannia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.8% · 750
- White2.8% · 22
- Black or African American1.1% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 9
- Two or more races0.1% · 1
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.
How common was Hannia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 791 people with the name Hannia, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,777 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hannia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hannia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hannia appears almost entirely female. Of the 794 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hannia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hannia is Hispanic at 94.8%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Black (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hannia most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Hannia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.8% (750 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hannia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Hannia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hannia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hannia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people share the name Hannia?
Find out how many people share the name Hannia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.