Given name
Hassana
“the first daughter”
Hassana is a variant of Hassaanah. One African interpretation is “the first daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hassana is a variant of Hassaanah. One African interpretation is “the first daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hassana is a variant of Hassaanah. An origin associated with Hassaanah is African.
Explained through its name family
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
Hassana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 0 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 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.
Hassana’s family of names
Hassana has a related form in Hassaanah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hassana
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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