Girls' name · since 1915
Hanako
397 babies named Hanako in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,508 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 397
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
397 babies have been named Hanako since 1915, making it today's #9508 girls' name.
Hanako has 397 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9508 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #13,571 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,508 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 397 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanako ranks #13,571 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,508 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 397 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,508 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 397
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hanako's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Hanako compares
397 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hanako's all-time total is 6% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hanako | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 397 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hanako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hanako's full recorded timeline at 1995, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hanako popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Hanako by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (134 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Hanako's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hanako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
64 births
- 1920s
1920s
134 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 134 births (34% of all-time use).
Hanako by state
Where Hanako concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 130 | 32.7% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 7.1% |
130 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hanako's data
- Hanako's decade-level peak was the 1920s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Hanakos (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hanako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hanako draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.