Hana
Meaning
grace, mercy (shared with Hannah)
The formal names behind Hana
Hana is an established short form of this name.
Hannah · Hebrew origin · "grace, favor," from Channah, the mother who prayed for a child and gave the Bible one of its tenderest stories; a Puritan mainstay revived in the 1980s and 90s to the American top five. A palindrome, warm from either direction
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hana peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
4,663 people · the #2,876 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 43,478 · median age 12
Among people named Hana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 988 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hana
Most people given the name Hana in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hana deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Hana truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Hana fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Hana travels
Japanese Brazilian · flower
Arab American · happiness, bliss (also reads naturally as the Japanese or Hebrew name Hana; favored for its cross-cultural ease)
Dual-language · flower (花); also read as a native Korean word meaning "one" (하나); spelled close enough to "Hannah" that it reads instantly and correctly to English speakers, a favorite for exactly that reason
Arabic · happiness, bliss
Korean · one, or grace (written with hanja for flower/grace)
Japanese · flower
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