Hanako
Hanako is a female Japanese given name. The name can have different meanings, one of them being 花子, meaning "flower child", and another being 華子.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Hanako
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hanako is a female Japanese given name. The name can have different meanings, one of them being 花子, meaning "flower child", and another being 華子.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Hanako
Hanako first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 19 Hanakos were born — ranking #2,048 that year. As of 2026, Hanako ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 387 Hanakos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Hanako
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hanako Footman (born 1994), British-Japanese actress and writer
- Hanako Greensmith (born 1996), American actress
- Hanako Honda ( 本多 花子 ; 1909-1968) , Japanese politician
- Hanako Jimi ( 自見 英子 ; born 1976) , Japanese politician
- Hanako Miura ( 三浦 華子 ; born 1975) , Japanese gymnast
- Hanako Muraoka ( 村岡 花子 ; 1893–1968) , Japanese novelist and translator
- Hanako Nakamori ( 中森 華子 ; born 1988) , Japanese professional wrestler
- Hanako Okada ( 岡田 華子 ; born 1980) , Japanese lawyer and politician
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About the name Hanako
Hanako is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 387 births in the dataset. Hanako's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Hanako'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.