Boys' name · since 2005
Hanniel
Hanniel has 116 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,515 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hanniel is the #7515 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 116 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Hanniel recorded 116 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #7515 nationally today, ahead of 46% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #16,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,515 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 116 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanniel ranks #16,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,515 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 116 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,515 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hanniel's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hanniel compares
116 28th percentile among 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
Hanniel's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hanniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hanniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hanniel's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hanniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Hanniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Hanniel's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Hanniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (48% of all-time use).
Hanniel by state
Where Hanniel concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.2% |
6 of 116 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hanniel's data
- Hanniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hanniels (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hanniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Hanniel 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.