Haniya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,832

among girls · ↓292 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Haniya · -14% vs 2024

How common

1 in 26,788

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2016

97 babies

All-time total

1,213

#6,569 all-time among girls

First recorded

1997

in Social Security records

Haniya popularity over time

1,213 babies have been named Haniya since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	20	2	–	#11,571
2000s	154	15	+670%	#5,446
2010s	632	63	+310%	#2,042
2020s (to 2025)	407	68	+7%	#2,294

Where Haniya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	57	0.04	outside top 500
2027	55	0.03	outside top 500
2028	54	0.03	outside top 500
2029	52	0.03	outside top 500
2030	51	0.03	outside top 500

Where Haniya is most popular

Girls named Haniya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, Virginia, and New Jersey.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Haniya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Illinois	31	0.135	+234%
Virginia	23	0.135	+233%
New Jersey	17	0.094	+132%
New York	35	0.088	+118%
Texas	33	0.041	≈ national
Michigan	7	0.038	-5%
California	25	0.030	-27%
Florida	5	0.012	-71%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Haniya

Haniya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,832 in 2025 with 60 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 1,213 American babies have been named Haniya. Its peak came in 2016, when 97 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Haniya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Haniya?

The median living Haniya is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 1,200 people named Haniya are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Haniya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	60	#2,832
2024	70	#2,540
2023	64	#2,715
2022	73	#2,472
2021	62	#2,762
2020	78	#2,294
2019	89	#2,120
2018	95	#2,052
2017	85	#2,229
2016	97	#2,042
2015	60	#2,901
2014	65	#2,698
2013	38	#3,954
2012	37	#4,076
2011	35	#4,176
2010	31	#4,652
2009	26	#5,446
2008	23	#6,014
2007	19	#6,919
2006	19	#6,682
2005	15	#7,648
2004	15	#7,545
2003	16	#6,995
2002	5	#16,362
2001	10	#9,635
2000	6	#13,780
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Haniya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Haniya?

The median living Haniya is about 8 years old. Half of all living Haniyas are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Haniya are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Haniya are alive in the United States, based on 1,213 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Haniya in 2025?

Haniya ranked #2,832 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 60 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Haniya?

1,213 babies have been named Haniya in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Haniya most popular?

Haniya peaked in 2016, when 97 newborns received the name.

Is Haniya a boy or girl name?

Haniya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Haniya rising or falling?

Haniya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Haniya become more popular?

Haniya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Haniya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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