Boys' name · since 1984
Hafiz
136 babies named Hafiz in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,404 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,169 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
136 babies have been named Hafiz since 1984, making it today's #9169 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hafiz recorded 136 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #9169 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #15,404 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,169 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 136 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hafiz ranks #15,404 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,169 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 136 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,404 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,169 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hafiz's 136 recorded births place it above 66.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hafiz compares
136 31st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hafiz's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hafiz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 136 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hafiz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hafiz splits its recorded history at 2011: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hafiz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Hafiz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Hafiz's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Hafiz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hafiz's data
- Hafiz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hafiz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hafiz draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.