Hana
Hana is a female given name: 98% of people named Hana are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Hana · Ha Na · Ha-Na
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Czech Republic, United States, Arabic and Persian countries
- Also spelled
- Ha Na, Ha-Na
- US births since 1880
- 6 male / 9,945 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hana
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hana," in English, "Guten Tag Hana," in German. Hana is a female given name: about 98% of people named Hana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Hana,
German
Guten Tag Hana,
French
Bonjour Hana,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hana:
Chinese
Hana您好：
Japanese
Hana様
English
Hi Hana,
German
Hi Hana,
French
Salut Hana,
Spanish
Hola Hana,
Chinese
Hana你好：
Japanese
Hanaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Korea | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
6 male · 9,945 female · 9,951 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hana a male or female name?
Hana is a female given name: 98% of people named Hana are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Hana in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hana," in English, "Guten Tag Hana," in German. Hana is a female given name: about 98% of people named Hana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Hana a unisex name?
Hana is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Hana are men. Hana leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Hana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hana,
title = {Is Hana a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hana},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}