Girls' name · since 2004

Hanny

Hanny has 189 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4647
among girls today
189
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade
74%
more common than other girls

189 babies have been named Hanny since 2004, making it today's #4647 girls' name.

Hanny has 189 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4647 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #4647 among girls today
  • 189 born since 2004
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 74% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Hanny is currently the #4647 girls' name in America, more common than 74% of girls - 189 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.

#4647
among girls today
189
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade
74%
more common than other girls

Hanny vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%73.7%
Hanny vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4647
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Hanny was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

30 babies were named Hanny in 2024 - its busiest year on record.

How Hanny compares

189 36th percentile among 17,726 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

Hanny's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hanny Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 189 382 567,345
Peak-year births 30 48 19,840

Hanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hanny splits its recorded history at 2018: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hanny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 2004

22 years of records

Peak year

2024

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,647

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2004

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2025

Hanny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
30
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
010203040 200420062008201120182020202220242025 15

Hanny by decade

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

2020s was Hanny's strongest decade.

101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Hanny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 101 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Hanny by state

Where Hanny concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hanny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arizona
6 3.2%
#2 New York
5 2.6%
Arizona share of Hanny's total US births 3.2%
Even split

6 of 189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanny?
189 babies have been named Hanny since 2004. It currently ranks #4647 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 30 births.
When was Hanny most popular?
Hanny was most popular in the 2020s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Hanny most popular?
The top states for the name Hanny are Arizona (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Hanny been used?
Records for Hanny go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hanny?
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 Hanny's data

  • Arizona records the most Hannys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arizona names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hanny: #4647 Girls' Name - 189 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hanny. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Hanny 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 July 2026.