Hanako is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning “flower child.” In 2024 it was given to 10 girls in the United States.
Hanako belongs to the Japanese tradition. Its meaning — “flower child” — is the sense carried by its Japanese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hanako first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2076 in 1921, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 387 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hanako means “flower child” in its Japanese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hanako is a girl name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Hanako comes from the Japanese tradition.
Hanako first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #2076 in 1921, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
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