Japanese · girl
Hana
A distinctive name with a calm, steady presence.
Meaning
Flower or blossom
Hana is a rare girl name with Japanese roots. In 2024, 395 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #708 nationally, and its popularity has held steady in recent years. Its style leans short — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.
About Japanese names
Japanese names are usually written in kanji, so a single sound can hold many possible meanings — parents choose the characters as carefully as the pronunciation. Nature imagery runs deep: cherry blossoms, snow, sky, rivers. The sounds are clean and even, with soft consonants and open vowels, which is why names like Hana, Kenji, and Yuki carry so easily into English.
Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.
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