| Hana | Davina | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | Beloved |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HAH-nuh | duh-VEE-nuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1912 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (436) | 2022 (541) |
| In 2025 | 436 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hana | Davina |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,329 | 2,793 |
| 2010s | 3,367 | 2,229 |
| 2000s | 3,829 | 957 |
| 1990s | 2,235 | 1,210 |
| 1980s | 922 | 1,488 |
| 1970s | 239 | 1,799 |
| 1960s | 36 | 668 |
| 1950s | 0 | 156 |
| 1940s | 0 | 63 |
| 1920s | 16 | 12 |
| 1910s | 34 | 5 |
As a Hebrew name, a form of Channah (Hannah) meaning grace or favour. Note a clash: identical spellings mean 'flower' in Japanese and 'bliss/happiness' in Arabic, so the grace sense applies only to the Hebrew origin.
A feminine form of David that arose in Scotland, carrying the same Hebrew root dwd 'beloved'. The meaning is inherited from the masculine original rather than from an independent root.
Hana is more popular than Davina today: about 436 US babies were given the name Hana in 2025, compared with 0 named Davina.
Hana means grace (hebrew origin), while Davina means Beloved (hebrew origin).
In US records, Hana first appears in 1912 and Davina in 0, so Davina has the longer recorded history.