Hani
Hany is a masculine Arabic given name, a unisex Hawaiian given name, a Hungarian, Malay and Indonesian unisex given name. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Hani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hany is a masculine Arabic given name, a unisex Hawaiian given name, a Hungarian, Malay and Indonesian unisex given name. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Hani
As a girl name
Hani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 30 births, good for #4,545 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Hanis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,673 among girl names with 29 births, rising sharply (+80% over the past five years). In total, more than 255 Hanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Hani on the record books as a boy name in 1972, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 25 Hanis were born — ranking #4,184 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Hanis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,470 among boy names with 23 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 766 Hanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Hani
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Names that sound like Hani
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About the name Hani
Hani is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 766 births in the dataset. Hani's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,530. Use the chart and map above to compare Hani'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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