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I slightly prefer Hannah, probably because it's the "original" one - not the original in the world, but the original in my personal experience. The first spelling I learned.

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I was trained to say HAHN-a for Hanna because I worked with a woman whose name was that. Now I like it that way. Hannah is still HAN-na to me, a sort of last-decade's trendy name that brings to mind Daryl Hannah and Hannah Montana ... and another person named Hannah who I worked with, who was blond and sporty and professional but not dazzlingly intelligent.

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I do think it's sort of too common. Not too common in general, but too common on people in a specific age group, to want to use it today. I wouldn't want to be named Hannah today because if I were, when I turn 20 the name will suggest that I'm at least 30.

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I think it'll do what Karen and Christine have done - continue to be used steadily, but not terribly frequently. The similarity to Anna gives it some longevity IMO.

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Hana looks exotic-ish to me. In a land called Hana Lee... lol.
I think you can spell it however you like and insist on HAHN-a. I got used to calling Hanna that, anyone can.