Girl

Hinako

Hinako (ひなこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 陽菜子, 陽 sun + 菜 greens + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 54 in 2007.

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Most used spelling陽菜子ひなこsun + greens + child

Ways to write Hinako

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

陽菜子
陽sun, sunshine菜greens, rapeseed flower子child
Girl, best No. 54 (2007)
日向子
日sun, day向to face, toward子child
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Hinako appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

一七子one + seven + childGirl
火那子fire + (used for its sound + childGirl
雛子chick + childGirl
燈名虹lamp + name + rainbowGirl
日菜子sun + greens + childGirl
日生子sun + life + childGirl
日奈子sun + (used for its sound + childGirl
日那子sun + (used for its sound + childGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Hinako has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2007, at No. 54.

No. 1No. 30No. 602005Girls, 2007: No. 54
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YearGirls
2007No. 54

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Names that share a kanji