Haneefa
Girl · ha-NEE-fa · Arabic
Haneefa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “true, upright in faith”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haneefa mean?
Arabic: spelling of Haneefah; feminine of Hanif
“true, upright in faith”
The Qur'an calls Abraham a hanif, one who turned away from idols to the one true God.
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Meaning borrowed from Haneefah.
Is Haneefa a girl's or a boy's name?
Haneefa is a girls' name.
How popular is Haneefa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Haneefa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haneefa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Haneefa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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