Boys' name · since 1971
Hanif
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 784 babies named Hanif, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 784
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
784 babies have been named Hanif since 1971, making it today's #9079 boys' name.
Hanif has 784 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9079 as of the latest data, more common than 35% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #5,973 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,079 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 784 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanif ranks #5,973 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,079 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 784 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 784
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hanif's 784 recorded births place it above 86.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Hanif compares
784 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Hanif's all-time total is 112% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hanif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 784 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hanif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hanif's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hanif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Hanif by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (194 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Hanif's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Hanif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 194 births (25% of all-time use).
How Hanif 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 Hanif's total volume
Hanif by state
Where Hanif concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 137 | 17.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 26 | 3.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.2% |
137 of 784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Hanif's data
- Hanif's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Hanifs (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Hanif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Hanif 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.