Recorded 1915–1929 Boys' name Peak 1915 30 births

Haney — boys' name

30 babies named Haney in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s23
1920s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Haney was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Haney in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haney

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Haney between 1915 and 1929, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Haney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haney performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Haney shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haney 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 30 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.

Haney at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

30

Since 1915

15 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1915

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1929

Haney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1915

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19291927192319201915 7

Haney by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 77% of Haney's all-time total
1910s71920s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haney?
30 babies have been named Haney since 1915. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Haney most popular?
Haney was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Haney been used?
Haney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 15 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Haney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hank, Hans, Hansel, Hanson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1929 (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.