Hanako — #9576 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Hanako

The Social Security Administration has registered 387 babies named Hanako between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hanako currently holds the #9576 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanako performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Hanako shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hanako in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanako in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 387 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.