Hannelore comes from the German tradition, meaning Grace + god is my light.
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How popular is Hannelore?
1958peak year
Today, Hannelore is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #14430), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1958, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #3614 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. In all, around 260 babies have been registered as Hannelore since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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