Hanan is an Arabic name meaning "tenderness" or "compassion", used for girls across the Arab world, while the same spelling is an unrelated Hebrew boys' name meaning "gracious". American families of Arab, Somali and Ethiopian background have kept it in steady use. Hanan stood at number 3474 in 2000, reached number 2595 in 2018 and stands at number 2911 in 2025 with 58 births.