US rank #4630 Girls' name Peak 2024 174 births

Hanny — #4630 US girls' name

174 babies named Hanny in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s622010s262020s86
#4630
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2020s
Peak decade

49% 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.

What the Data Says About Hanny

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Hanny between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hanny currently holds the #4630 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanny performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hanny shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hanny in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanny 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 174 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.

Hanny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

174

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2024

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,630

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hanny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
30
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
010203040 20242022202020182011200820062004 20

Hanny by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
86 births that decade — 49% of Hanny's all-time total
2000s622010s262020s86

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 3.4%
#2 New York
5 2.9%
Arizona share of Hanny's total US births 3.4%
Even split

6 of 174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanny?
174 babies have been named Hanny since 2004. It currently ranks #4630 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 30 births.
When was Hanny most popular?
Hanny was most popular in the 2020s decade with 86 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?
Hanny has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hanny?
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, 2004–2024 (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.