Total births
128
US rank #10159 Boys' name Peak 2016 128 births
Hafiz — #10159 US boys' name
128 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.
#10159
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 29% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Hafiz was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
11 babies were named Hafiz in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hafiz
The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Hafiz between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hafiz currently holds the #10159 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hafiz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hafiz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hafiz in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 128 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Hafiz at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#10,159
Active since
1984
Hafiz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
Hafiz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 53 births that decade — 41% of Hafiz's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hafiz? ▼
128 babies have been named Hafiz since 1984. It currently ranks #10159 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Hafiz most popular? ▼
Hafiz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Hafiz been used? ▼
Hafiz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hafiz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hafeez, Hafez, Hafford, Hafid. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.