Hodan
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.
Hodan by the numbers
Hodan was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Hodan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hodan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hodaguidance, right direction8 in the US (2017)
- Hananmerciful or compassionate25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadenheather-covered hill; a modern form of Hayden37 in the US (2017)
- Hodayamy majesty is God, God is my splendor13 in the US (2017)
- Hadasmyrtle tree; evergreen shrub10 in the US (2017)
- Hoanggolden; yellow9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hodan
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