Haani
Haani is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film directed by Amitoje Mann and stars Harbhajan Mann, Mehreen Kaleka, Sarbjit Cheema, Anuj Sachdeva, Sonia Mann and Rupan Bal. The film consists of two story lines set in the years 1964 and 2013. The two story lines are told non-linearly and are interwoven with use of match cuts, reflecting the themes of love and commitment.
Meaning & Origin of Haani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haani is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film directed by Amitoje Mann and stars Harbhajan Mann, Mehreen Kaleka, Sarbjit Cheema, Anuj Sachdeva, Sonia Mann and Rupan Bal. The film consists of two story lines set in the years 1964 and 2013. The two story lines are told non-linearly and are interwoven with use of match cuts, reflecting the themes of love and commitment.
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The Story of Haani
The earliest SSA record of Haani as a baby girl name dates back to 2003, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Haani — #9,543 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Haani on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Haani last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 94 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Haani
Haani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Haani's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #9,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Haani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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