Hanna
Meaning and origin
As a given name, often shortened from Johanna, also derived from the biblical character(s). First recorded in Sweden in 1583.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Hanna (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Hanna has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 846 |
| 1999 | 856 |
| 2000 | 854 |
| 2001 | 838 |
| 2002 | 778 |
| 2003 | 754 |
| 2004 | 668 |
| 2005 | 659 |
| 2006 | 556 |
| 2007 | 463 |
| 2008 | 408 |
| 2009 | 355 |
| 2010 | 308 |
| 2011 | 259 |
| 2012 | 217 |
| 2013 | 203 |
| 2014 | 174 |
| 2015 | 168 |
| 2016 | 178 |
| 2017 | 168 |
| 2018 | 143 |
| 2019 | 123 |
| 2020 | 136 |
| 2021 | 131 |
| 2022 | 94 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27,470 | 257 |
| 2000 | 27,947 | 250 |
| 2001 | 28,427 | 249 |
| 2002 | 28,882 | 252 |
| 2003 | 29,328 | 254 |
| 2004 | 29,710 | 251 |
| 2005 | 30,105 | 258 |
| 2006 | 30,441 | 269 |
| 2007 | 30,685 | 262 |
| 2008 | 30,912 | 259 |
| 2009 | 31,193 | 261 |
| 2010 | 31,320 | 262 |
| 2011 | 31,430 | 271 |
| 2012 | 31,543 | 278 |
| 2013 | 31,644 | 312 |
| 2014 | 31,731 | 343 |
| 2015 | 31,824 | 379 |
| 2016 | 31,964 | 415 |
| 2017 | 32,062 | 418 |
| 2018 | 32,099 | 424 |
| 2019 | 32,130 | 421 |
| 2020 | 32,142 | 411 |
Hanna in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Hanna.Hi! My name is Hanna.
- Hanna bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Hanna lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Hanna i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Hanna this afternoon.
- Hannas mamma är lärare.Hanna's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Hannas mamma is Hanna's mum.
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Questions about Hanna
How do you pronounce Hanna in Swedish?
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What does the name Hanna mean?
As a given name, often shortened from Johanna, also derived from the biblical character(s). First recorded in Sweden in 1583.
How popular is Hanna in Sweden?
94 babies were named Hanna in 2022. In 2020, 32,553 people in Sweden had Hanna as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1999 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.