Girl’s name · Japanese

Hinata

How to say it: hee-NA-ta · /hiˈnata/

Japanese, often 'sunny place' or 'toward the sun' - unisex name popularized by anime and manga.

Hinata was the 3,960th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 24 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 7% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,483 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,960for girls in 2025
1 in 138,139US babies
24born in 2025
#3,483projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Hinata
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,960
Babies born in 202524
Share of births1 in 138,139
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+7%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,483
In France, 2025#999 among girls’ names, 25 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Hinata is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 23 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Hinata also love

Nicknames

  • Hina
  • Nata

Honouring a Hinata in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hinata is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Japanese.

In France: #999 for girls in 2025.

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