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Origin & history of Hanako1
Japanese roots
Hanako comes from the Japanese tradition, meaning Flower child.
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How popular is Hanako?
1921
peak year
Today, Hanako is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #13465), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1921, 19 babies were given the name (ranked #2076 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Hanako has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 387 babies have been registered as Hanako since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,076)
(ranked #2,076)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
387
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Hanako5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
H8
A1
N5
A1
K2
O6
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Hanako🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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Names that combine with HanakoSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Hanako.
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