Girls' name · since 1976
Haneefah
164 babies named Haneefah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Haneefah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 164 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haneefah has been recorded 164 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2004.
- #21,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 164 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haneefah ranks #21,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Haneefah's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Haneefah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haneefah splits its recorded history at 1985: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haneefah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2004
- Peak year (1978)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Haneefah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (65 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Haneefah's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Haneefah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 65 births (40% of all-time use).
Haneefah by state
Where Haneefah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 40 | 24.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.0% |
40 of 164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Haneefah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Haneefahs (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Haneefah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1976–2004 (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 Haneefah 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.