Hanai
Hanai is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ranko Hanai , Japanese actress Rumi Hanai , Japanese actress, model and former rhythmic gymnast Sho Hanai , Japanese footballer
Meaning & Origin of Hanai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hanai is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ranko Hanai , Japanese actress Rumi Hanai , Japanese actress, model and former rhythmic gymnast Sho Hanai , Japanese footballer
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The Story of Hanai
American parents first put Hanai on the record books as a baby girl name in 2000, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 5 Hanais were born — ranking #15,031 that year. About 50% of every Hanai on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Hanai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Hanai
Hanai is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Hanai's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #15,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Hanai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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