Name profile

Hina

undifferentiated Japanese kana female given name (ひな)

Usage languagesJapanese
US rank (2025)#4,460

Meaning and history

Hina is a Japanese feminine name whose meaning changes according to the kanji used, with common combinations referring to ideas such as sunlight, greens, or a young bird; it may also be written simply in hiragana. Hina is independently the name of an important goddess or ancestral figure in several Polynesian traditions. Japanese table-tennis player Hina Hayata is a notable bearer.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 15 births, rank #7,868
2007: 12 births, rank #9,539
2008: 13 births, rank #8,965
2009: 14 births, rank #8,454
2010: 14 births, rank #8,271
20112011: 17 births, rank #7,118
2012: 8 births, rank #12,199
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 9 births, rank #10,955
2015: 5 births, rank #16,419
20162016: 8 births, rank #11,781
2017: 6 births, rank #14,124
2018: 12 births, rank #8,617
2019: 18 births, rank #6,414
2020: 14 births, rank #7,559
20212021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: 16 births, rank #6,984
2023: 20 births, rank #5,960
2024: 29 births, rank #4,669
20252025: 31 births, rank #4,460

In 2025, 31 babies were recorded with the name Hina, ranking #4,460 among girls.