Hanif vs Hansel

Side-by-side comparison of Hanif and Hansel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hanif

Boy name · Rank #5728

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Name B

Hansel

Boy name · Rank #1662

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Metric Hanif Hansel
Current Rank #5728 #1662
Total Births (all years) 784 3,631
Peak Year 2004 2021
Peak Year Births 29 134
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Hanif Hansel
1900s - 8
1910s - 236
1920s - 394
1930s - 283
1940s - 225
1950s - 179
1960s - 148
1970s 73 117
1980s 134 209
1990s 145 246
2000s 194 261
2010s 150 684
2020s 88 641

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hanif Hansel
2014 19 126
2015 16 90
2016 14 73
2017 11 78
2018 9 58
2019 13 77
2020 17 85
2021 8 134
2022 19 120
2023 20 98
2024 16 101
2025 8 103

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2025.

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