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Hana

Hana is a girl's name meaning "Also Japanese, flower", drawing on Japanese roots. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. In total, about 9,951 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

EtymologyVariant of Hannah – "grace, favor"
JapaneseAlso Japanese – "flower"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
34
1920s
16
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
36
1970s
237
1980s
919
1990s
2,239
2000s
3,829
2010s
2,641
Peaked in the 2000s · 9,951 total U.S. births since 1900