Boys' name · since 1989
Haniel
471 babies named Haniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 471
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Haniel currently ranks #4326 among boys' names in America, with 471 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Haniel recorded 471 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #4326 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #8,173 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,326 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 471 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haniel ranks #8,173 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 471 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 471
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Haniel's 471 recorded births place it above 82.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Haniel compares
471 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Haniel's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 471 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haniel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haniel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Haniel popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2008 (Haniel as girls' name)
Haniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (207 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Haniel's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Haniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 207 births (44% of all-time use).
Haniel by state
Where Haniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 3.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 2.1% |
29 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Haniel's data
- Haniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (207 total births) through the 2020s (157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Haniels (29 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 Haniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Haniel 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.