How Many People Are Named Hanako?
An estimated 180 people in the United States have the first name Hanako. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Hanako peaked in popularity in 1921 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hanako as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hanako paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
180
About 1 in 1,904,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1921
19 births
Total Registered
387
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hanako
Hanako is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 387 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hanako as a female name
Ranked #9,778 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (19 births)
Hanako: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hanako span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 134 babies were registered. Hanako has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hanako by Decade
How has Hanako tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hanako by State
Hanako + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hanako as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hanako
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hanako: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hanako?
We estimate approximately 180 people named Hanako are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,904,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Hanako a common name?
Hanako is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 387 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hanako most popular?
Hanako reached peak popularity in 1921, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hanako is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hanako a female name?
Hanako is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hanako Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hanako Smith, Hanako Johnson, Hanako Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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