Haniah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAH-nee-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Haniah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “happy, content”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haniah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hania; Arabic name; also a Polish pet form of Hanna
“happy, content”
In Poland, Hania is the everyday pet form of Hanna, which comes from the Hebrew Hannah.
Meaning borrowed from Hania.
Is Haniah a girl's or a boy's name?
Haniah is a girls' name.
How popular is Haniah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Haniah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haniah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Haniah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Haniah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haniah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
Names like Haniah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Safa, Ruqayyah, Zainab, Hafsa, Hiba, Nusaybah, Ayah, Halima, Aaminah, Safiya
Names related to Haniah
Hannah, Hana, Hanna, Haniya, Hania, Haniyah, Hanan, Hani, Hannia
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Haniah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haniah, updated 20 October 2026.