Unisex name · since 1913
Hanley
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 669 babies named Hanley, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
669 babies have been named Hanley since 1913, making it today's #8287 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Hanley recorded 669 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #8287 nationally today, ahead of 41% 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 1913 to 2025.
- #6,625 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,287 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 669 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanley ranks #6,625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,287 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 669 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hanley's 669 recorded births place it above 85.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hanley compares
669 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Hanley's all-time total is 81% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hanley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 669 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hanley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hanley splits its recorded history at 1951: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hanley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Hanley popularity over time - girls
274 total births recorded since 1995 (Hanley as girls' name)
Hanley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (252 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Hanley's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Hanley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 44
1910s
44 births
- 1920s 92
1920s
92 births
- 1930s 51
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 252 births (38% of all-time use).
How Hanley 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 Hanley's total volume
Hanley by state
Where Hanley concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 4.6% |
31 of 669 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hanley's data
- Hanley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Hanleys (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hanley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Hanley 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.