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Hana
Hana (はな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 花, 花 flower. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 2 different years between 2015 and 2016.
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Ways to write Hana
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
花
花flower
Girl, best No. 6 (2004–2024)ハナGirl, best No. 3 (1912)
はなGirl, best No. 15 (2018–2024)
花菜
花flower菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 24 (2005–2019)華
華splendour, flower
Girl, best No. 29 (2008–2025)羽菜
羽feather, wing菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 58 (2015–2016)羽那
羽feather, wing那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 97 (2016)花奈
花flower奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 5 notable people on Wikidata華那
華splendour, flower那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata陽菜
陽sun, sunshine菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hana appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
羽奈feather + (used for its soundGirl
羽凪feather + calm seaGirl
羽南feather + southGirl
羽名feather + nameGirl
羽和feather + harmonyGirl
映菜to reflect + greensGirl
映奈to reflect + (used for its soundGirl
映凪to reflect + calm seaGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Hana has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 1 in 2 different years, most recently 2016.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 10 |
| 2024 | No. 21 |
| 2023 | No. 28 |
| 2022 | No. 28 |
| 2021 | No. 6 |
| 2020 | No. 6 |
| 2019 | No. 3 |
| 2018 | No. 3 |
| 2017 | No. 5 |
| 2016 | No. 1 |
| 2015 | No. 1 |
| 2014 | No. 10 |
| 2013 | No. 23 |
| 2012 | No. 40 |
| 2011 | No. 37 |
| 2010 | No. 40 |
| 2009 | No. 47 |
| 2008 | No. 23 |
| 2007 | No. 17 |
| 2006 | No. 18 |
| 2005 | No. 22 |
| 2004 | No. 18 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Hana
Hana Takahashi 高橋 はなJapanese association football player
Hana Kimura 花Japanese professional wrestler (1997–2020)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.