Hanin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ha-NEEN
- Origin
- Arabic
Hanin is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “longing, yearning”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hanin mean?
Arabic: Arabic word
“longing, yearning”
The Arabic word for longing or nostalgia, especially for home.
Is Hanin a girl's or a boy's name?
Hanin is a girls' name.
How popular is Hanin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hanin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hanin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
Names like Hanin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hana, Hiba, Safa, Hafsa, Zainab, Aisha, Ayat, Imaan, Anya, Ayah, Haya, Prisha
Names related to Hanin
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hanin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hanin, updated 20 October 2026.