Girls' name · since 1917
Hanayo
11 babies named Hanayo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #53,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Hanayo since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hanayo has 11 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1917 to 1922.
- #53,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanayo ranks #53,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #53,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hanayo's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Hanayo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hanayo's full recorded timeline at 1922, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hanayo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1922
- Peak year (1922)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Hanayo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Hanayo's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Hanayo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Hanayo by state
Where Hanayo concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 6 | 54.5% |
6 of 11 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hanayo's data
- Hawaii records the most Hanayos (6 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 Hanayo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1917–1922 (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 Hanayo 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.