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The baby name Hanan is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced hah-NAHN.

Hanan is Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: Arabic, Hebrew
Pronunciation: hah-NAHN

What is the meaning of the name Hanan ?

The baby name Hanan is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced hah-NAHN.

Hanan is Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.

Hanan represents two closely related Semitic formations. The earliest personal-name form is Biblical Hebrew חָנָן, Ḥānān, from the triconsonantal root ḥ-n-n, to show favor or be gracious; as a name it carries the literal sense gracious or favored. Arabic حنان, ḥanān, is the cognate verbal noun on the faʿāl pattern, signifying compassion, tenderness, or affection.

In the Hebrew Bible, Hanan names several men in Chronicles, Nehemiah, and Jeremiah, and later appears among Jewish figures such as Hanan ben Hanan. Arabic usage is predominantly feminine, helped by the Qur'anic occurrence of ḥanān in Sura Maryam 19:13 in connection with Yahya. Modern Hebrew keeps Hanan mainly masculine, while Arab communities use Hanan and Hanaan for girls; Chanan reflects an older European transliteration of Hebrew ḥet.

Hanan has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Hanan

Hanan Ashrawi Politician · Born 1946 · Palestine Hanan Ashrawi is best known as a Palestinian politician, activist, and scholar. Born on 8 October 1946, she is Hanan Daoud Mikhael Ashrawi and began her career at Birzeit University.

Hanan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET 0 #6 1 246
SA Girls 0 #9 9,614 25,931
JO Girls 0 #11 3,271 7,570
ET Girls 0 #13 4 372
DJ 0 #16 2 322
KW Girls 0 #19 1,847 19,177
MV 0 #19 1 644
EG Girls 0 #20 44,436 14,742
AE Girls 0 #22 1,677 20,968
DJ Girls 0 #23 7 488
PS Girls 0 #23 2,160 10,981
QA Girls 0 #25 553 15,378
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
SD Girls 0 #28 1,634 7,678
LY 0 #31 2,409 12,703
MV Girls 0 #32 4 2,021
IQ Girls 0 #35 2,169 11,303
SY 0 #38 6,040 11,684
OM Girls 0 #41 697 15,987
MA 0 #42 43,139 20,986
JO 0 #43 116 2,158
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
YE 0 #46 1,047 8,639
LB 0 #51 2,701 13,263
KW 0 #58 59 5,216
EG 0 #59 1,569 6,387
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
QA 0 #62 39 7,011
IL Girls 0 #63 2,068 11,648
SA 0 #68 318 10,560
IQ 0 #70 61 3,533
OM 0 #73 45 6,215
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
SD 0 #82 19 2,130
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
AE 0 #104 74 10,220
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
PS 0 #112 111 5,692
BH 0 #113 729 17,937
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
BN Boys 0 #122 12 6,332
Norway Girls 2025 #123 4 453
CY Boys 0 #129 3 3,473
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
IL 0 #134 165 6,291
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
DZ 0 #165 4,913 20,130
Sweden Girls 2022 #172 8 1,568
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
Sweden Boys 2015 #186 2 1,467
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
IL Boys 0 #195 780 10,983
DK 0 #199 8 5,198
DK Girls 0 #211 110 7,429
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
GR Girls 0 #227 16 6,293
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
BD 0 #237 5 5,992
AF Boys 0 #244 27 3,535
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
TW Boys 0 #250 7 7,111
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
PS Boys 0 #262 386 10,655
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #267 7 6,912
Canada Girls 2024 #268 18 2,795
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
Canada Boys 2022 #305 6 2,557
MY 0 #305 26 12,352
DK Boys 0 #314 12 7,401
JO Boys 0 #323 55 7,057
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
EG Boys 0 #331 1,036 15,035
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
Finland Girls 0 #349 43 1,368
CN Girls 0 #355 5 8,829
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
BD Girls 0 #373 14 8,413
NL 0 #375 17 2,481
PH Girls 0 #379 12 13,098
Austria Girls 0 #382 39 1,885
TN 0 #387 679 13,765
SD Boys 0 #389 57 10,523
France Girls 2021 #401 5 3,185
Spain Girls 0 #401 896 5,561
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
Finland Boys 0 #417 11 2,041
Spain 0 #425 28 2,326
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
IR Girls 0 #490 41 8,334
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #514 5 9,861
RU Girls 0 #518 6 11,913
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
NL Girls 0 #528 496 5,933
CM Girls 0 #529 12 11,671
IR Boys 0 #543 10 10,162
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
IQ Boys 0 #569 99 13,071
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
SG Girls 0 #571 16 18,916
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
Germany Girls 0 #596 255 4,949
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
KW Boys 0 #630 140 18,755
QA Boys 0 #640 68 18,093
HK Girls 0 #642 9 16,104
NG Girls 0 #650 138 15,093
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
MY Girls 0 #652 362 24,821
Finland Girls 2026 #654 85 3,895
SG Boys 0 #684 14 17,960
IT 0 #690 25 4,183
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
IT Girls 0 #732 962 9,415
TR 0 #737 643 19,440
OM Boys 0 #746 136 17,948
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
SA Boys 0 #811 1,068 28,008
AE Boys 0 #870 224 22,615
United States Girls 2024 #871 46 8,487
United States Boys 2023 #887 12 7,053
Spain Boys 0 #897 34 5,610
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
PE Boys 0 #919 8 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #922 31 5,697
NL Boys 0 #931 21 5,873
IN Boys 0 #964 38 16,750
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
BR Girls 0 #984 9 12,708
MY Boys 0 #985 127 25,439
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
CO Girls 0 #1,068 11 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,117 25 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,263 5 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,264 9 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,403 69 10,046

Hanan is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
United States
Sweden

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People also ask about Hanan

Hanan is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Hanan is a 2 syllable name, pronounced hah-NAHN.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ḥanan, Hanaan and Chanan.
Yes — Hanan ranked #123 in Norway in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Hanan ranks highest in Norway (#123 in 2025).
Yes — 1 notable people named Hanan are in our database, including Hanan Ashrawi (Politician).