Unisex name · since 2006

Hananiah

107 babies named Hananiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,373 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,205 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
107
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

107 babies have been named Hananiah since 2006, making it today's #14205 unisex name.

Hananiah has 107 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14205 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #26,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #14,205 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 107 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hananiah ranks #26,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,205 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 107 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#26,373 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,205 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
107
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%17.8%
Hananiah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hananiah's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Hananiah compares

107 26th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Hananiah's all-time total is 72% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hananiah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 107 376 567,345
Peak-year births 11 21 19,840

Hananiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hananiah's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hananiah popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
11
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 20062012201420172019202120232025 6

Hananiah popularity over time - boys

82 total births recorded since 2000 (Hananiah as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 82 births
468101214 20002008201220162017201920202021202220242025 12

Hananiah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (51 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Hananiah's strongest decade.

51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Hananiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hananiah?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 107 babies named Hananiah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,373 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #14,205 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 11 births.
Where does Hananiah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hananiah ranks #26,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,205 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hananiah most popular?
Hananiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Hananiah a unisex name?
Yes, Hananiah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 107 births, and as a boy's name it has 82 births.
How long has the name Hananiah been used?
Records for Hananiah go back to 2006, giving 20 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hananiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hannah, Hanna, Hana, Hanan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hananiah's data

  • Hananiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hananiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Hananiah 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.