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Hanna vs Remington
#511 vs #511 in 2025
Hanna and Remington share the same spot on the 2025 charts (#511). The records cannot split them; sound and story will.
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Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
The tale of the tape
On the charts, Hanna leads 4 measures of 6; Remington leads 0.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1880s: Hanna #423, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1890s: Hanna #542, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1900s: Hanna #798, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1910s: Hanna #1060, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1920s: Hanna #1669, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1930s: Hanna #2008, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1940s: Hanna #2322, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1950s: Hanna #2700, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1960s: Hanna #2751, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1970s: Hanna #2073, Remington — — Hanna higher
- 1980s: Hanna #740, Remington #12080 — Hanna higher
- 1990s: Hanna #238, Remington #4945 — Hanna higher
- 2000s: Hanna #263, Remington #2753 — Hanna higher
- 2010s: Hanna #488, Remington #879 — Hanna higher
- 2020s: Hanna #528, Remington #425 — Remington higher
Hanna stood higher in 14 of 15 decades; Remington took the 2020s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Hanna | Remington |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | #423 | — |
| 1890s | #542 | — |
| 1900s | #798 | — |
| 1910s | #1060 | — |
| 1920s | #1669 | — |
| 1930s | #2008 | — |
| 1940s | #2322 | — |
| 1950s | #2700 | — |
| 1960s | #2751 | — |
| 1970s | #2073 | — |
| 1980s | #740 | #12080 |
| 1990s | #238 | #4945 |
| 2000s | #263 | #2753 |
| 2010s | #488 | #879 |
| 2020s | #528 | #425 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Hanna
grace, favor
From Hebrew ḥannāh, built on a root meaning to show favor or be gracious.
Ḥannāh → Anna → Hannah → Hanna
How it traveled
The name belongs to the mother of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible, whose story of long-awaited childbirth is told in the first book of Samuel. The Greek translators of the Hebrew scriptures wrote it without its initial breath as Anna, and that shorter form spread across the Roman and then the Christian world, giving Anne, Ana and Annie.
Remington
from an English place name: 'farmstead by the boundary stream'
The place is Rimington in Lancashire, built from Old English rima, 'rim, edge, border', and tūn, 'farmstead, settlement'. As with almost all surname-names, the meaning belongs to the village, not to any quality of a person.
Rimington (Lancashire place name) → Remington (English surname) → Remington (American given name)
How it traveled
The trail starts with a small settlement in Lancashire, named for its position on a boundary — the edge of one holding, the beginning of another. Families who came from there carried the place with them as a surname, and the surname sailed to North America, where it attached itself to two enterprises that made it a household word: the arms company founded by Eliphalet Remington in 1816, and the writing machine sold under the Remington name from the 1870s, the one that gave the world the QWERTY keyboard.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Hanna
HAN-uh
Two syllables, stress on the first, identical in sound to Hannah in American English. In German and the Nordic languages the first vowel is broader and the ending crisper: HAH-na.
- Han — Informal, mostly among friends and siblings; not used in writing.
- Hannie — Affectionate family form, familiar in English and Dutch usage.
- Hanni — The standard affectionate form in German-speaking countries.
- Hania — Polish diminutive, used warmly and also standing on its own.
- Also Nan.
Remington
REM-ing-tun
Stress on the first syllable. There is only one pronunciation in English, and the spelling gives it away, so it is rarely said wrong.
- Remi — The most common short form in American use, for boys and girls alike; also an independent given name in its own right, from the French Rémi.
- Remy — Same short form, the spelling more often seen for boys; likewise stands alone as a full name.
- Rem — A clipped, informal one-syllable version used at home and among friends.
- Remmy — Informal and affectionate, mostly used by family in the early years.
- Also Ronnie.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Hanna if you want…
- a name on the way upup 17 places on the charts in five years
- a name with fewer syllablesHanna is 2 syllables to Remington's 3
- a long American recordHanna was already in use when US records began in 1880
Choose Remington if you want…
- a name past its most crowded yearsRemington is stepping back from its peak
- a name with more sound in itRemington runs 3 syllables, Hanna 2
- a newer arrivalRemington entered the US charts in 1988
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Hanna
Strengths
- Sounds exactly like Hannah, so no one ever has to ask how to say it.
- Two syllables spelled the way they sound — easy for a child to write early.
- The standard spelling across German, Nordic, Finnish, Hungarian and Polish usage, so it travels without translation.
To consider
- The H-less ending will be corrected for life. Hannah is the far more common American spelling, so expect forms, teachers and autocorrect to add the final H, and expect to spell it aloud often.
- It sits inside a crowded sound-alike family — Hannah, Hana, Anna, Ana, Anne. Recognition is instant; precision takes a beat.
- Hanna is also a men's name among Arabic-speaking Christian families, and a familiar English and Irish surname. Neither causes real confusion in US usage, but both are worth knowing about.
Remington
Strengths
- The spelling is already familiar to nearly every American adult from the typewriter and firearms brands, so it is almost never misspelled or mispronounced.
- Comes with ready-made short forms — Remi, Remy, Rem — each of which works on its own as a full name.
- Works for a boy or a girl without alteration, in the same way surname-names like Harper and Emerson do.
To consider
- The firearms company is the strongest association the name carries for many adults, and some people will mention it. Others will think of the typewriter first, or of nothing in particular. Worth knowing that the connection exists rather than meeting it by surprise.
- It leans toward boys but is genuinely given to girls too, so the name alone will not always tell a teacher or a form-filler which is which. The smaller side of that split is the one likelier to be assumed wrong.
- Ten letters and three syllables is a lot for a young child to write, and Remi or Rem will probably do most of the daily work — which is fine, but it means choosing a short form you can live with as well.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
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Hanna or Remington — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Hanna or Remington?
- They tie in 2025: Hanna ranked #511 with 580 babies; Remington ranked #511 with 580 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Hanna or Remington?
- Hanna. Over the last five years Hanna moved up 17 places; Remington moved down 150 places.
- Which is the older name, Hanna or Remington?
- Hanna was already in use when US records began in 1880; Remington entered the US charts in 1988. On the American record, Hanna is the older name.
- How many people are named Hanna and Remington?
- About 40,000 people named Hanna are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 10,000 people named Remington are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Hannas or Remingtons in the classroom?
- Hanna will almost certainly be the only one in school. Remington will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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