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Hina
Hina (ひな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 陽菜, 陽 sun + 菜 greens. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 7 different years between 2003 and 2014.
ひ · な · ひな · ヒナ
Ways to write Hina
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.
陽菜
陽sun, sunshine菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 1 (2003–2025)日菜
日sun, day菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 32 (2004–2012)陽彩
陽sun, sunshine彩colour
Girl, best No. 56 (2022–2025)姫菜
姫princess菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 71 (2007–2013)ひなGirl, best No. 87 (2014)
妃那
妃princess, queen那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 87 (2014)日向
日sun, day向to face, toward
Girl, best No. 97 (2012)陽奈
陽sun, sunshine奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hina appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
一菜one + greensGirl
火菜fire + greensGirl
火奈fire + (used for its soundGirl
雛chickGirl
灯南lamp + southGirl
日奈sun + (used for its soundGirl
日那sun + (used for its soundGirl
日南sun + southGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Hina has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 1 in 7 different years, most recently 2014.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 29 |
| 2024 | No. 21 |
| 2023 | No. 17 |
| 2022 | No. 12 |
| 2021 | No. 11 |
| 2020 | No. 13 |
| 2019 | No. 18 |
| 2018 | No. 21 |
| 2017 | No. 22 |
| 2016 | No. 16 |
| 2015 | No. 18 |
| 2014 | No. 7 |
| 2013 | No. 9 |
| 2012 | No. 4 |
| 2011 | No. 8 |
| 2010 | No. 9 |
| 2009 | No. 6 |
| 2008 | No. 6 |
| 2007 | No. 8 |
| 2006 | No. 4 |
| 2005 | No. 1 |
| 2004 | No. 8 |
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.