Hanako is a rare variant of Hank that peaked in 1921 and has grown less common since.
Hanako is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,688 for girl births in the United States (and #16,439 across all names), given to 10 babies. Hanako first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1921 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,688 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,813 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,720 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #15,973 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #14,425 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #14,454 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #17,478 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #17,744 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,218 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #13,026 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #11,789 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #17,410 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,241 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,738 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #14,225 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,379 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,189 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #10,694 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #14,979 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #7,972 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,373 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,924 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #10,972 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,933 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,570 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,913 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,040 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,406 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,882 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,548 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,773 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | #3,141 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #3,210 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #2,089 |
| 1923 | 18 | — | #2,120 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,673 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | #2,076 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,398 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,436 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #2,147 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #2,473 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,699 |
| 1915 | 13 | — | #2,305 |