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Hinata

Meaning A female given name from Japanese Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #5,302 Trend ↑ Rising 27%

A female given name from Japanese.

Rank 2025
#5,302
among girls · ↓791 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Hinata · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
49 babies
All-time total
460
#12,637 all-time among girls
First recorded
2005
in Social Security records

Hinata popularity over time

460 babies have been named Hinata since 2005, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 29 6 35 4 – #10,236
2010s 193 6 199 20 +469% #4,172
2020s (to 2025) 226 – 226 38 +89% #3,294

Where Hinata is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 25 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Hinata

Hinata is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,302 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2005, 460 American babies have been named Hinata. Its peak came in 2023, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hinata stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hinata?

The median living Hinata is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 500 people named Hinata are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hinata year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,302 – –
2024 31 #4,511 – –
2023 49 #3,294 – –
2022 38 #3,914 – –
2021 43 #3,570 – –
2020 41 #3,646 – –
2019 23 #5,505 6 #11,281
2018 21 #5,863 – –
2017 35 #4,172 – –
2016 23 #5,691 – –
2015 22 #5,900 – –
2014 17 #7,108 – –
2013 10 #10,540 – –
2012 7 #14,031 – –
2011 22 #6,018 – –
2010 13 #8,905 – –
2009 11 #10,236 6 #11,507
2008 8 #13,037 – –
2007 5 #18,663 – –
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2005 5 #17,438 – –
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Famous people named Hinata

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hinata Miyazawa Hinata Miyazawa Japanese footballer (born 1999) Contemporary
  2. 2 Hinata Kida Japanese association football player b. 2000 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hinata, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hinata?

The median living Hinata is about 6 years old. Half of all living Hinatas are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Hinata are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Hinata are alive in the United States, based on 460 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hinata mean?

A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Hinata in 2025?

Hinata ranked #5,302 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hinata?

460 babies have been named Hinata in the United States since 2005, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hinata most popular?

Hinata peaked in 2023, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Hinata a boy or girl name?

Hinata is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hinata rising or falling?

Hinata is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hinata become more popular?

Hinata is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Hinata in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hinata?

Well-known people named Hinata include Hinata Miyazawa (soccer player), Hinata Kida (soccer player).

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