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Hani

Unisex · HAH-nee · Arabic

Unisex

Hani is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “happy, content”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).

What does Hani mean?

Arabic

“happy, content”

Say it
HAH-nee

Is Hani a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Hani has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 8 boys in the UK and 15 girls and 12 boys in the US.

How popular is Hani in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,076among girls
Babies in 2025
14about 1 in 20,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 19% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Hani, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. 8 boys were also named Hani in 2025 (2,742nd for boys).

2025 had the most girls named Hani of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.

Half of all the girls named Hani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were given Hani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,459, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.

In 2025, 64% of the babies named Hani in the UK were girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.

1997Busiest: 14 in 20252025
Hani in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202514#2,076
202412#2,323
20236#3,766
20228#3,050
20217#3,338
202010#2,566
20196#3,738
201811#2,464
20176#3,774
20167#3,389
20154#4,951
20148#3,031
20136#3,719
20129#2,887
20119#2,794
20100–
20095#4,141
20086#3,589
20078#2,790
20060–
20058#2,555
20047#2,669
20036#2,877
20026#2,691
20017#2,341
20000–
19990–
19983#4,026
19976#2,552

How popular is Hani in the US?

Rank in 2025
#7,131among girls
Babies in 2025
15about 1 in 110,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 74% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Hani, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985. 12 boys were also named Hani in 2025 (6,799th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Hani in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2024, 55% of the babies named Hani in the US were girls.

1985Busiest: 30 in 20242025
Hani in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202515#7,131
202430#4,558
202316#6,917
202213#8,027
202117#6,686
202011#8,948
201915#7,338
20189#10,540
201712#8,772
201615#7,599
20150–
20146#14,552
201310#10,230
20120–
20115#16,756
20106#14,953
20097#13,698
20085#17,498
20077#13,918
20065#17,163
20050–
20040–
20035#15,777
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
19960–
19950–
19940–
19930–
19920–
19910–
19900–
19890–
19880–
19870–
19860–
19855#10,672

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