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Hanako

100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Hanako has been given to about 397 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 214
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hanako per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 19
  • Born in 202510
  • All time397

How popular is Hanako?

Its best year was 1921, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 2076th. The typical living American called Hanako is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Hanako

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hana0.60
  2. Hannah0.57
  3. Hanna0.57
  4. Halo0.52

Middle names for Hanako

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hanako Marie0.85
  2. Hanako Grace0.85
  3. Hanako Jane0.85
  4. Hanako June0.84
  5. Hanako Claire0.84
  6. Hanako Pearl0.84

Sibling names for Hanako

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleither · 0.65
  2. Forestbrother · 0.63
  3. Brunobrother · 0.63
  4. Ambrosebrother · 0.62
  5. Ilasister · 0.62
  6. Winonasister · 0.62

Where Hanako is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hanako White0.80
    2. Hanako Reyes0.80
    3. Hanako Nguyen0.80
    4. Hanako Lee0.80
    5. Hanako Green0.80
    6. Hanako Wright0.77

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hanako

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.