Given name & surname
Hasana
“the firstborn of twins”
Hasana is a variant of Hesiena. One African interpretation is “the firstborn of twins.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hasana is a variant of Hesiena. One African interpretation is “the firstborn of twins.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hasana is a variant of Hesiena. An origin associated with Hesiena is African. Hasana is a feminine form of Hasan. An origin associated with Hasan is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hausa usage, Hasana is a feminine form of Hasan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hasana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 0 boys · 116 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,747 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,747 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 182 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hasana’s family of names
In Hausa usage, Hasana is a feminine form of Hasan. Hasana has a related form in Hesiena.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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