Hansa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HUN-sah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Hansa is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “swan”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hansa mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit hamsa, 'swan'
“swan”
From Sanskrit hamsa, meaning swan, a bird associated with purity and wisdom in Hindu tradition.
Is Hansa a girl's or a boy's name?
Hansa is a girls' name.
How popular is Hansa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hansa in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Hansa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Hansa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Asha Isha Aysha Sasha Faiza Alisha Yasmin Salma Iqra Anisha Saba Priya
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hansa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hansa, updated 20 October 2026.