Unisex name · since 1973
Hany
37 babies named Hany in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hany is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hany has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2000.
- #24,282 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hany ranks #24,282 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hany's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hany's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hany popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Hany popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2004 (Hany as girls' name)
Hany by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Hany's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Hany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Hany's decade-level peak was the 1980s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~27 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, 1973–2000 (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 Hany 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.