Haniel
Boy · HAN-ee-el · Hebrew
Haniel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Haniel mean?
Hebrew
“grace of God”
Hanniel is a leader of the tribe of Manasseh in the Book of Numbers; later tradition names an archangel Haniel.
- Say it
- HAN-ee-el
Is Haniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Haniel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Haniel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 375% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Haniel, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Haniel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Haniel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
How popular is Haniel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Haniel, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Haniel in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
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