Girls' name · since 2000

Haniyah

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 359 babies named Haniyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14,443 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,156 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
359
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Haniyah is the #8156 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 359 recorded since 2000.

Social Security Administration records show Haniyah recorded 359 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #8156 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, 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 2000 to 2025.

  • #14,443 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,156 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 359 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haniyah ranks #14,443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,156 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 359 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#14,443 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,156 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
359
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%52.8%
Haniyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Haniyah's 359 recorded births place it above 80.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.

How Haniyah compares

359 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Haniyah's all-time total is 5% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Haniyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 359 376 567,345
Peak-year births 23 21 19,840

Haniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Haniyah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Haniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
23
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
510152025 20002004200820122016202020242025 13

Haniyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (143 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Haniyah's strongest decade.

143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Haniyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 143 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Haniyah by state

Where Haniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haniyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 1.4%
Pennsylvania share of Haniyah's total US births 1.4%

5 of 359 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haniyah?
Haniyah has been given to 359 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,443 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #8,156 of 17,297. 23 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Haniyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haniyah ranks #14,443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,156 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Haniyah most popular?
Haniyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Haniyah most popular?
The top states for the name Haniyah are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Haniyah been used?
Haniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Haniyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hannah, Hanna, Hana, Hanan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Haniyah's data

  • Haniyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (143 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Pennsylvania records the most Haniyahs (5 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.

Keep exploring Haniyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Haniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Haniyah 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.