Hina
A girls’ name of Japanese origin, meaning sun or light.
Hina by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Hina. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 28 babies in 2003, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean light
Like Hina, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean the sun
Like Hina, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marisolsea and sun250 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Solsun49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Soleilsun133 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hina
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