Recorded 1917–1922 Girls' name Peak 1922 11 births

Hanayo — girls' name

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.

1910s51920s6
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Hanayo was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hanayo in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hanayo

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Hanayo between 1917 and 1922, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hanayo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanayo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hanayo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hanayo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanayo 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 11 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.

Hanayo at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

11

Since 1917

6 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1917

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1922

Hanayo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1917

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 19221917 5

Hanayo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Hanayo's all-time total
1910s51920s6

Hanayo by state

Where Hanayo concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hanayo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
6 54.5%
Hawaii share of Hanayo's total US births 54.5%

6 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanayo?
11 babies have been named Hanayo since 1917. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Hanayo most popular?
Hanayo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Hanayo most popular?
The top states for the name Hanayo are Hawaii (6 births).
How long has the name Hanayo been used?
Hanayo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 6 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Hanayo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hannah, Hanna, Hana, Hanah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.