Hannah vs Sunniva
Hannah and Sunnivacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Hannah was ranked #116 and Sunniva #90 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Hannah was ranked #98 and Sunniva #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Hannah and Sunniva over time
Hannah and Sunniva appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Sunniva held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hannah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sunniva reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hannah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hannah and Sunniva changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1976 and 2025, ending at #116 and #90.
- Longest-running competitions
Hannah and Sunniva were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 49 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #116 and #90.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Hannah #25 in 2005, Sunniva #32 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1976–2025
Hannah held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sunniva in 28.
Highest recorded here: Hannah #25 in 2005, Sunniva #32 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hannah #116, Sunniva #90.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Hannah | Sunniva |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'favour' or 'grace', referring to graciousness. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhænə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #21 (2025) | Norway · Girls #90 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hannah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Sunniva does not have one recorded yet.
- Hannah has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Sunniva.
- A meaning is recorded for Hannah; Sunniva doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hannah
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #91 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2023
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 1996 (recorded 1978–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #105 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sunniva
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #447 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls