Hanya

Hanya, made famous by American novelist Hanya Yanagihara and German dancer and choreographer Hanya Holm, is a simple straightforward name rare in the US, where only a handful of baby girls are named Hanya each year. But it makes a distinctive short form for the overused Hannah or an update for the old world Johanna, so deserves more attention.

Pronounced HAH-nyah.

As of October 2026, Hanya ranked #15741 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4222 in 1945.