Hana

What Hana means

Czech and Hawaiian form of Hannah, meaning “grace, gracious, graced…

a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah || From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Hana” (revision 91945563) and “Hannah” (revision 92481804), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Hana?

US: Rising: up from #856 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #325 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 436 girls got the name (#657 that year). First in the US records in 1912.

How common

• About 1 in 3,686 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 743 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,789 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WA (0.87 per 1,000 girls), CT (0.61 per 1,000 girls), NY (0.59 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Hana is #657 in the US and #144 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Hana were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Hannah3,973 US · 439 E&W
• Hanna580 US · 122 E&W
• Henna36 US · 3 E&W
• Hina31 US · 7 E&W
• Hani15 US · 14 E&W
• Hanaa16 US · 12 E&W
• Hanny15 US
• Hanah11 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Hana

Girls

• Arleth#269Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,793 in 2015, #269 in 2025
• Tatum#189Editor’s note Used for both: 49% of US babies named Tatum in 2025 were girls
• Jade#95Editor’s note Up from #126 in 2015 to #95 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 600 US girls in the 2025 records
• Maya#62Editor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records
• Amaya#180“the end”^*
• Zoe#31Variant of Zoë, meaning “life”^*

For a brother

• Jack#15Short form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Dawson#143Short form of David, meaning “beloved”^*
• Cade#248“lump, swelling”^*
• Griffin#222Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #222 vs #1,035 in 2025
• Noah#2Editor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records
• Zion#142Editor’s note Up from #227 in 2015 to #142 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 680 US boys in the 2025 records

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Hana’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.