Hana

هَنَاء

Girl Arabic /HAH-nah/ #727 in 2023

Hana is a girl name of Arabic origin.

Meaning of Hana

"Happiness, bliss, contentment." A word used in the Qur'an to describe the joy of paradise — "eat and drink with pleasure" (Surah At-Tur, 52:19: هَنِيئًا).

Arabic root: h-n-ʾ — (ه-ن-أ, bliss, happiness)

Regional variants

Extreme cross-cultural convergence: Arabic (happiness), Hebrew (Hannah, "grace"), Japanese (flower), Korean (number one). Works effortlessly in US multi-heritage families.

Popularity of Hana

Popularity, 1912–2023

387 births in 2023

1912 2023

12,173 U.S. births recorded from 1912–2023.

Peak year

2005

416 babies

First recorded

1912

111 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Variants & nicknames

HanaaHannaHannah

Famous people named Hana

Hana Kimura (wrestler)

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meaning and cultural context drawn from classical sources: Lisan al-Arab, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Qur'an and Sunnah. If you spot an error, please let us know.