The baby name Hanns is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hans/ (HAHNS).
Hanns is German in Origin.
The baby name Hanns is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hans/ (HAHNS).
Hanns is German in Origin.
Hanns is a German masculine given name, an orthographic variant of Hans, which is the everyday short form of Johannes. The root ultimately traces to Hebrew Yōḥānān, "Yahweh is gracious," rendered into Latin as Iohannes and spread across Europe via Christian tradition. The spelling with double n and single s appears in German records from the early modern period and became conspicuous in the early 20th century, borne by figures such as composer Hanns Eisler and writer Hanns Heinz Ewers.
Meaning aligns with the John family: "God is gracious." Close variants include Hans, Hannes, Johann, and Johannes; wider cognates are Jan, Johan, Jens, John, Ian, Seán/Sean, Jean, Juan, João, Giovanni, and Ivan. Nickname Hansi is common in Bavaria and Austria. Today Hanns is uncommon, lending a cultivated, vintage German tone, often seen in compounds like Hanns-Georg or Hanns-Peter.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #426 | 17 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #644 | 22 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #855 | 24 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #885 | 68 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #907 | 14 | 15,656 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #973 | 10 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Hanns is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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