Hanan
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning merciful or compassionate.
Hanan by the numbers
In 2025, 25 babies in England and Wales were named Hanan. In the US, 60 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 67 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hanan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Hanan
Names that are said the same way as Hanan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean grace
Like Hanan, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hanan
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