Hana

“Grace or favor; flower” — Hebrew, or Japanese origin

Girl's name · #658 in the US (2025) · Trending

Hana is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1912, it stood at #658 in 2025; about 13,000 girls have been named Hana along the way. Together with its spelling variants Hannah (#56) and Hanna (#512), Hana would rank around #40 with about 5,000 births last year — the newborns split about 79/12/9 across Hannah, Hanna, and Hana.

Around the world: #1 in Slovenia (2025) · #6 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024) · #12 in Slovakia (2025) · #22 in Croatia (2025) · #55 in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hanas

Hana Mandlíková — Czech tennis player
Hana Takahashi — Japanese association football player
Hana Kimura — Japanese professional wrestler (1997–2020)
Hana Mae Lee — American actress
Hana Laszlo — Israeli actress and comedian

In stories & tradition

Hana (D.Va) — Heroes of the Storm
Hana Makihatayama — Ojamajo Doremi
Hana Gitelman — Heroes

What Hanas become

Among 1,842 notable people named Hana:

Entertainers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hana Mae Lee, American actress.

Similar names: Hanna · Sarai · Anayah · Chana · Ellianna · Aniyah

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