Hannah Gordon
There are approximately 229 people named Hannah Gordon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,496,744 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Hannah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gordon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
229
1 in 1,496,744
Named Hannah
433K
Alive today
Named Gordon
181K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 433K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2000
Average age: 25
Top Census group: White (81.0%)
Estimated bearers: 181K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #163
Per 100K: 52.86
Top ancestry: White (61.0%)
First name trend
Hannah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hannah. The peak year was 2000 with 23,112 births. The average person named Hannah today is 25 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hannah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Hannah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hannah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Hannah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.0% · 326,144
- Hispanic or Latino6.2% · 25,041
- Two or more races4.6% · 18,683
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 18,367
- Black or African American3.1% · 12,453
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2,028
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gordon surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gordon, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 61.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gordon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Gordon at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.0% · 96,294
- Black or African American29.2% · 46,070
- Two or more races4.3% · 6,861
- Hispanic or Latino4.1% · 6,483
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,248
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,029
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Hannah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1262% of the US population, based on 432,506 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Hannah right now.
The surname Gordon appears at a rate of 52.86 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0529%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 229 people with the full name Hannah Gordon. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Hannah
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FAQ
Hannah Gordon: questions and answers
How many people are named Hannah Gordon?
We estimate approximately 229 people in the United States share the full name Hannah Gordon. That works out to about 1 in 1,496,744 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1262%) with the surname frequency (52.86 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Hannah Gordon?
We classify Hannah Gordon as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,496,744 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Hannah a male or female name?
Hannah is predominantly female. Out of 462,368 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Hannah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Hannah Gordon?
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