Given name & surname
Ohana
“a gift from God”
Ohana is a variant of Ohanna. One Armenian interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ohana is a variant of Ohanna. One Armenian interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ohana is a variant of Ohanna. An origin associated with Ohanna is Armenian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ohana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 502
- 0 boys · 502 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,759 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,759 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 512 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ohana’s family of names
Ohana has a related form in Ohanna. In Japanese usage, Ohana as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 小花.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.