God has been gracious
Derived from the Hebrew name Chananyah, it is composed of the elements 'chanan' meaning to be gracious and 'Yah' referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament, it is a name shared by several figures, most notably one of the three companions of Daniel.
Less common today
Hananiah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,024 in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
One of the three Hebrew men cast into the fiery furnace, also known as Shadrach · The Bible
A prominent 2nd-century Jewish scholar and one of the Ten Martyrs
