Hana

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hana: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Hana: Recorded since 1962, its highest recorded position is #190, and it stood at #247 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
111times a registrar ranked it
64years from first to last
#190highest recorded position
14groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#491
1997	#433
1998	#395
1999	#370
2000	#297
2001	#271
2002	#240
2003	#248
2004	#271
2005	#278
2006	#284
2007	#255
2008	#289
2009	#275
2010	#324
2011	#304
2012	#261
2013	#300
2014	#304
2015	#325
2016	#266
2017	#308
2018	#242
2019	#236
2020	#211
2021	#214
2022	#210
2023	#209
2024	#190

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 53 of the 64 years from 1962 to 2025.

In 2025: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #308 among girls in Norway.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1962–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1962
First recorded at #499 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #308 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Hana appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Girls, which has ranked it in 53 years beginning in 1962, and has registered 484 births with the name.

Hana across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Hana's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Girls	#499 (1962)	#222 (2024)	#308 (2025)	53 of 64	484 (1962–2025)	19 (2017)
England and Wales · Girls	#491 (1996)	#190 (2024)	#190 (2024)	29 of 29	4,810 (1996–2024)	254 (2024)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#498 (1998)	#247 (2023)	#247 (2025)	24 of 28	197 (1998–2025)	17 (2025)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#348 (2000)	#286 (2002)	#444 (2011)	4 of 12	13 (2000–2011)	4 (2002)

Hana by decade in Norway · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Hana in Norway · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	8	2 of 10	4
1970s	37	6 of 10	6
1980s	85	10 of 10	9
1990s	53	9 of 10	6
2000s	105	10 of 10	11
2010sbusiest	122	10 of 10	12
2020s	74	6 of 10	12

Across Norway · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Hana appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1962 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #190 in England and Wales in 2024.

Hana's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#190	254	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#209	228	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#210	237	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#214	231	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#211	233	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#236	210	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#242	209	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#308	158	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#266	192	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#325	144	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#304	154	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#300	157	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#261	190	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#304	160	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#324	144	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#275	172	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#289	163	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#255	197	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#284	163	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#278	154	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#271	155	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#248	177	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#240	168	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#271	143	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#297	125	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#370	87	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#395	80	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#433	69	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#491	56	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#444	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#372	3	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#286	4	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#348	3	High	Verified
2025	Norway	female	#308	12	High	Verified
2024	Norway	female	#222	19	High	Verified
2023	Norway	female	#359	9	High	Verified
2022	Norway	female	#277	14	High	Verified
2021	Norway	female	#286	12	High	Verified
2020	Norway	female	#377	8	High	Verified
2019	Norway	female	#300	13	High	Verified
2018	Norway	female	#332	12	High	Verified
2017	Norway	female	#261	19	High	Verified
2016	Norway	female	#403	9	High	Verified
2015	Norway	female	#410	9	High	Verified
2014	Norway	female	#483	6	High	Verified
2013	Norway	female	#403	10	High	Verified
2012	Norway	female	#348	13	High	Verified
2011	Norway	female	#307	16	High	Verified
2010	Norway	female	#322	15	High	Verified
2009	Norway	female	#350	13	High	Verified
2008	Norway	female	#341	13	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#448	8	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#440	8	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#428	8	High	Verified
2004	Norway	female	#358	11	High	Verified
2003	Norway	female	#266	17	High	Verified
2002	Norway	female	#453	7	High	Verified
2001	Norway	female	#377	10	High	Verified
2000	Norway	female	#375	10	High	Verified
1999	Norway	female	#559	5	High	Verified
1998	Norway	female	#551	5	High	Verified
1997	Norway	female	#467	7	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#575	5	High	Verified
1995	Norway	female	#535	6	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#519	6	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#574	5	High	Verified
1992	Norway	female	#547	6	High	Verified
1991	Norway	female	#465	8	High	Verified
1989	Norway	female	#451	9	High	Verified
1988	Norway	female	#352	13	High	Verified
1987	Norway	female	#525	7	High	Verified
1986	Norway	female	#552	6	High	Verified
1985	Norway	female	#397	11	High	Verified
1984	Norway	female	#601	5	High	Verified
1983	Norway	female	#360	11	High	Verified
1982	Norway	female	#325	13	High	Verified
1981	Norway	female	#629	4	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#521	6	High	Verified
1979	Norway	female	#472	7	High	Verified
1978	Norway	female	#505	6	High	Verified
1977	Norway	female	#371	10	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#601	4	High	Verified
1971	Norway	female	#522	5	High	Verified
1970	Norway	female	#535	5	High	Verified
1966	Norway	female	#515	4	High	Verified
1962	Norway	female	#499	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#247	17	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#441	8	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#247	16	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#317	13	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#430	9	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#495	7	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#621	5	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#436	9	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	8	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#316	14	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#431	10	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#458	9	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#491	8	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#435	10	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#612	6	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#539	7	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#501	8	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#624	5	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#464	7	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#461	6	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#439	6	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#528	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#790	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1962 and 2025, ranked in 53 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #190, first reached in 2024.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 254 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 62 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Hamzah · #202, 29y
Han · #2097, 21y
Hanaa · #1170, 29y
Hanaan · #1843, 24y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Antonia · #189, 58y
Ayan · #193, 48y
Darius · #182, 58y
Rafael · #181, 53y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Antonia · #189, 58y
Aodh · #191, 21y
Aubrey · #189, 42y
Cecelia · #189, 44y

Hana was ranked #190 in England and Wales · Girls in 2024. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Hana and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Hana without appearing here.

Hana moved ahead of

Brittany Compare
In 2000 they stood at #297 and #275 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #271 and #871.
Elaine Compare
In 2014 they stood at #491 and #491 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2015 that had become #431 and #896.
Sandra Compare
In 2021 they stood at #621 and #421 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #317 and #747.
Bernadette Compare
In 2007 they stood at #624 and #505 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2008 that had become #501 and #862.

Moved ahead of Hana

Malin Compare
In 1969 they stood at #515 and #530 in Norway · Girls; by 1970 that had become #535 and #177.
Oda Compare
In 1983 they stood at #360 and #423 in Norway · Girls; by 1984 that had become #601 and #245.
Summer Compare
In 2003 they stood at #439 and #655 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2004 that had become #677 and #340.
Hannah Compare
In 1983 they stood at #360 and #386 in Norway · Girls; by 1984 that had become #601 and #282.

Moved the opposite way to Hana

Anette Compare
Between 1962 and 2024 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #499 to #222 while Anette went from #113 to #479.
Cecilie Compare
Between 1962 and 2024 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #499 to #222 while Cecilie went from #132 to #452.
Rita Compare
Between 1962 and 2024 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #499 to #222 while Rita went from #32 to #473.
Tone Compare
Between 1962 and 2024 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #499 to #222 while Tone went from #10 to #518.

Moved the same way as Hana

Alexandra Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #515 to #308 and Alexandra from #387 to #212.
Emma Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #515 to #308 and Emma from #425 to #1.
Laura Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #515 to #308 and Laura from #439 to #141.
Malin Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Hana went from #515 to #308 and Malin from #530 to #167.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1962 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #190 in England and Wales in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Hana

Hana at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Hana across 4 official records

Hana by decade in Norway · Girls

Hana appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

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Hana and the names beside it

Hana moved ahead of

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Hana at a glance

Hana across 4 official records

Hana by decade in Norway · Girls

Hana appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Hana

Hana and the names beside it

Hana moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Hana

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