Names / Girl names
Hanako
Current rank
#9,688
and rising
All-time peak
#2,076
in 1921
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
397
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,076 in 1921 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Hanako was first recorded in American naming records in 1915, where it reads as a girls' name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 397 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.