Hanan comes from the Arabic / Hebrew tradition, meaning "Compassionate and merciful person.".
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How popular is Hanan?
2016peak year
The name Hanan reached its peak in 2016, with 67 registrations (ranked #2626). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1966, roughly 50 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3014) today, averaging about 60 new babies per year. Hanan's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 2,161 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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