Girl name · Japanese and Korean
Hana
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: flower in Japanese; one in KoreanHana is a girl's name that comes from Japanese and Korean and means "flower in Japanese; one in Korean". It is used in Japanese and Korean.
- Meaning
- Flower in Japanese; one in Korean
- Origin
- Japanese and Korean
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #658 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Hana
As a girl's name, Hana comes from Japanese and Korean and means "flower in Japanese; one in Korean". It is used in Japanese and Korean.
Its meaning puts Hana on our names that mean flower list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Hana in Japanese
In hiragana, Hana is はな. In kanji it can be written several ways, and each choice gives the name its own meaning. These are spellings used for the name, with what each kanji means.
| Kanji | Reading | What the kanji mean |
|---|---|---|
| 花 | はな | 花 flower |
| 華 | はな | 華 splendor, flower |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Hana on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Hana on 4 lists.
“花: flower. Short, bright and easy anywhere”
From Anime girl names, cute anime girl names
“Flower (depends on characters); Japanese 花 or 華”
From Flower names for girls, japanese flower names
“Flower; also written 華, splendor.”
From Japanese girl names, japanese flower names for girls
“One, the number; native Korean word, no hanja”
From Korean girl names, native Korean girl names
How popular is Hana?
- US rank in 2025
- #658
- 436 babies, 271 per million girls
- Best rank
- #621 in 2002
- Most babies: 436 in 2025
- Babies since 1912
- At least 13,007
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 4 per million |
| 1920s | 1 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 0 per million |
| 1960s | 2 per million |
| 1970s | 15 per million |
| 1980s | 54 per million |
| 1990s | 124 per million |
| 2000s | 207 per million |
| 2010s | 192 per million |
| 2020s | 239 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #845 | #780 | #729 | #820 | #756 | #808 | #725 | #728 | #709 | #658 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Hana
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- HannaFavor, grace (Hebrew, girl)
- HalaHalo around the moon (Arabic, girl)
- HanaaBliss, happiness (Arabic, girl)
- HanaeFlower and blessing (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- HananMercy, tenderness (Arabic, girl)
- HinaSun and greens (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- HannahFavor, grace (Hebrew, girl)
- HadarSplendor, glory (Hebrew, unisex)
- HadasMyrtle tree (Hebrew, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- FloraFlower, blossom (Latin, girl)
- RosaRose flower (Latin, girl)
- LilyLily flower (English, girl)
- NarcisoNarcissus flower (Greek, boy)
- AntheaFlower, blossom (Greek, girl)
- FleurA flower (Latin, girl)
- FlorFlower (Latin, girl)
- IantheViolet flower (Greek, girl)
- LillyVariant of Lily, the flower (English, girl)
- LinneaTwinflower, a woodland flower (Swedish, girl)
Middle names for Hana
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Japanese and Korean
- YuriLily in Japanese; glass in Korean (Japanese and Korean, girl)
Hana: common questions
What does the name Hana mean?
Hana comes from Japanese and Korean and means "flower in Japanese; one in Korean".
Is Hana a boy or girl name?
Hana is mainly a girl's name.
Where does the name Hana come from?
Hana comes from Japanese and Korean and means "flower in Japanese; one in Korean". Today it is used in Japanese and Korean.
How do you write Hana in Japanese?
Hana is written はな in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 花 (flower) and 華 (splendor). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
How popular is the name Hana?
Hana ranked #658 in the US in 2025, with 436 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Hana?
Names spelled like Hana include Hanna, Hala, Hanaa, Hanae and Hanan.
What middle names go with Hana?
Middle names that flow well with Hana include Alice, Aurelia, Crystal, Elizabeth and Faith. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.