Unisex name · Japanese
Hinata
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: sunny placeHinata is a gender-neutral name that comes from Japanese and means "sunny place". It is used in Japanese.
- Meaning
- Sunny place
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- hee-NAH-tah
Meaning and origin of Hinata
As a gender-neutral name, Hinata comes from Japanese and means "sunny place". It is used in Japanese.
Say it hee-NAH-tah. Respellings are a guide; accents vary by region.
Its meaning puts Hinata on our names that mean sun list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Hinata in Japanese
In hiragana, Hinata is ひなた. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 日向 | ひなた | 日 sun, day + 向 facingA special reading: the kanji are read as a whole. |
| 陽向 | ひなた | 陽 sun, sunshine + 向 facingA special reading: the kanji are read as a whole. |
| 陽 | ひなた | 陽 sun, sunshine |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Hinata on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Hinata on 4 lists.
“陽向: toward the sun. A top-10 boys' spelling in 2025, so it reads unisex in Japan”
From Anime girl names, unisex Japanese names anime gives to girls
“Sunny place; Japanese, often written 日向. Say hee-NAH-tah”
From Gender neutral names, unisex names from Asia and the Pacific
“Facing the sun, a sunny spot; used for both genders.”
From Japanese boy names, popular Japanese boy names in 2025
“Sunny place, written 日向; Japanese”
From Names that mean sun, unisex names that mean sun
How popular is Hinata?
As a girl’s name
- US rank in 2025
- #5,302
- 24 babies, 15 per million girls
- Best rank
- #3,294 in 2023
- 49 babies that year
- Babies since 2005
- At least 448
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| 2000s | 2 per million |
| 2010s | 11 per million |
| 2020s | 23 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Rank | #5,691 | #4,172 | #5,863 | #5,505 | #3,646 | #3,570 | #3,914 | #3,294 | #4,511 | #5,302 |
As a boy’s name
- Recent US rank
- Fewer than 5 babies in 2025
- Best rank
- #11,281 in 2019
- Most babies: 6 in 2009
- Babies since 2009
- At least 12
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| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Rank | – | – | – | #11,281 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Hinata
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- HanaaBliss, happiness (Arabic, girl)
- HinaSun and greens (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- HiyoriFine weather, a calm sunny day (Japanese, girl)
- SolanaSunny place (Spanish, girl)
Middle names for Hinata
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More names from Japanese
- AiLove; indigo (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- KaiSea (Japanese, boy)
- AikoBeloved child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AimiLove and beauty, written 愛美 (Japanese, girl)
- AkaneDeep red, madder (Japanese, girl)
- AkariLamplight (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkemiBright beauty (Japanese, girl)
- AkiSecond and hope, written 亜希 (Japanese, girl)
- AkihikoBright prince (depends on kanji) (Japanese, boy)
- AkihiroBright and wide (depends on characters) (Japanese, boy)
Hinata: common questions
What does the name Hinata mean?
Hinata comes from Japanese and means "sunny place".
Is Hinata a boy or girl name?
Hinata is used for both boys and girls.
Where does the name Hinata come from?
Hinata comes from Japanese and means "sunny place". Today it is used in Japanese.
How do you pronounce Hinata?
Say hee-NAH-tah. Pronunciation can vary between languages and regions.
How do you write Hinata in Japanese?
Hinata is written ひなた in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 日向 (a special reading), 陽向 (a special reading) and 陽 (sun). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
How popular is the name Hinata?
Hinata ranked #5,302 in the US in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Hinata?
Names spelled like Hinata include Hanaa and Hina.
What middle names go with Hinata?
Middle names that flow well with Hinata include Abel, Alton, Belle, Eli and Ethan. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.