US rank #11295 Girls' name Peak 1974 161 births

Hanifah — #11295 US girls' name

161 babies named Hanifah in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s321990s542000s372010s102020s19
#11295
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Hanifah was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hanifah in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hanifah

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Hanifah between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hanifah currently holds the #11295 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanifah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hanifah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hanifah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanifah 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 161 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.

Hanifah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

161

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,295

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hanifah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Hanifah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 34% of Hanifah's all-time total
1970s91980s321990s542000s372010s102020s19

Hanifah by state

Where Hanifah concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hanifah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.7%
New York share of Hanifah's total US births 3.7%

6 of 161 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanifah?
161 babies have been named Hanifah since 1974. It currently ranks #11295 among girls. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Hanifah most popular?
Hanifah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Hanifah most popular?
The top states for the name Hanifah are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Hanifah been used?
Hanifah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hanifah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hannah, Hanna, Hana, Hanah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.