Hana

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A few things about Hana you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Hana

Hana Mandlíková

Czech tennis player

Choose Hana and your child shares a first name with Hana Mandlíková, a Czech tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Hana, like who?” Hana Mandlíková's Wikipedia article is available in 42 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,686 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Hana, 436 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Hana would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHana first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2002, when it reached #621.
• 🚀TrendHana has climbed 98 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #657. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedHana is most popular in Washington, where it ranks #286, followed by New York (#367) and Connecticut (#393). It's in the top 1,000 in 18 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Korean, Hana means “one; flower in Japanese”.
• 🌍OriginHana is the most popular Korean girl name in the US. That's out of 36 Korean girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Hana

Hana is a girl name of Korean origin meaning “one; flower in Japanese”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-ana”. US birth records list Hana for girls from 1912 to 2025, in 69 of those 114 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #621 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #657, with 436 babies.

Origin:Korean names