Hany
Hany is a masculine Arabic given name, a unisex Hawaiian given name, a Hungarian ,Malay, Indonesian and Korean unisex given name. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Hany
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, Indonesian and Korean 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 Hany
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Hany as a girl name dates back to 2004, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Hany — #13,427 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Hanys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Hanys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hany first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 8 births, good for #4,967 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Hanys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 37 Hanys 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 Hany
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hany. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hany
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About the name Hany
Hany is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Hany's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #4,967. Use the chart and map above to compare Hany'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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