girl's name
Hana
HAH-na
- Origin Disputed
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 27,790
the United States
#657
2025 births
Hana is a girl's name with three unrelated origins: the Japanese for "flower," the Arabic for "happiness," and a Slavic and Czech form of Hannah, meaning "grace." All three are in current use.
- Hana is a name of Disputed origin.
- Peaked in US records in 2025, when 436 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in US records.
- Today about 1 in 1,545 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. Hana is more popular in England and Wales — see the country table below. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1960s | 36 |
| 1970s | 239 |
| 1980s | 922 |
| 1990s | 2,241 |
| 2000s | 3,829 |
| 2010s | 3,367 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,334 |
What Hana means
Hana means flower in Japanese, happiness or bliss in Arabic, and grace in its Hebrew-derived Slavic reading. Which applies depends entirely on the family, not the spelling.
Where Hana comes from
Three separate names share this spelling. The Japanese 花 hana means flower, and appears in compounds like hanami, flower viewing. The Arabic hanāʾ means happiness or contentment, from a root concerning ease and wellbeing. And Hana is the standard Czech, Slovak and Croatian form of Hannah, from the Hebrew channah, grace or favor — the same name as Anna and Annie. A fourth Hawaiian hana, meaning work or craft, is sometimes listed and is genuine but rarely the intended source.
Hana in use
Our data shows Hana stable, peaking in 2025, at 144 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1912. It is one of the very few names on this site where three major language families independently produced the same four letters — Japanese, Arabic and Slavic — with no contact between them.
How popular is Hana?
In 2025, Hana was given to 341 babies in England and Wales, ranking #144 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Where Hana is used
England and Wales figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year. The historical chart above uses US records, the only series running back to 1880. Data & sources.
How Hana is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Hâna | Hâna is a rare spelling of Hana, written with a circumflex and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Hana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Hana
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Hana in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Hana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hana
What does the name Hana mean?
Flower in Japanese, happiness in Arabic, and grace in Czech and Slovak as a form of Hannah — three unrelated names at one spelling.
Is Hana the same as Hannah?
In Slavic use, yes — Hana is the Czech and Slovak form. The Japanese and Arabic names are unrelated.
How do you pronounce Hana?
HAH-na in all three traditions, distinct from the HAN-a of the English Hannah.
How popular is the name Hana?
In 2025, Hana was given to 341 babies in England and Wales, ranking #144 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Is Hana a girl's or a boy's name?
Hana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hana?
Hana has 2 syllables.
When was Hana most popular?
Hana peaked in 2025, when 436 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Hana?
Hana is usually shortened to Han.
Is Hana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hana currently ranks #144 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.