Unisex name · since 1972
Hani
Hani has 732 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
732 babies have been named Hani since 1972, making it today's #6901 unisex name.
Hani has 732 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6901 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #6,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,901 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 732 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hani ranks #6,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,901 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 732 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hani's 732 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hani compares
732 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Hani's all-time total is 98% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 732 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hani splits its recorded history at 2000: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Hani popularity over time - girls
214 total births recorded since 1985 (Hani as girls' name)
Hani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Hani's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Hani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (23% of all-time use).
How Hani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hani's total volume
Hani by state
Where Hani concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.4% |
12 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Hani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (166 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hanis (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Hani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Hani 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.