Hanifah
Boy and girl name
Hanifah meaning
Upright. Name of Al-Numan Ibn Thabit, the great jurist of Al-Kufah, the Hanafi School takes its name from him.
Hanifah at a glance
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- Boy and girl name
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- حنيفةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #11,069 in 2024
Hanifah popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #5,777 | 9 |
| 1980 | #10,393 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2020 | #13,441 | 6 |
| 2024 | #11,069 | 8 |
All 25 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #5,777 | 9 |
| 1980 | #10,393 | 5 |
| 1983 | #10,274 | 5 |
| 1984 | #8,152 | 7 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 |
| 1987 | #8,779 | 7 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 |
| 1993 | #13,441 | 5 |
| 1995 | #11,782 | 6 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 |
| 1998 | #14,121 | 5 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2001 | #13,520 | 6 |
| 2004 | #14,177 | 6 |
| 2005 | #14,501 | 6 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 |
| 2011 | #16,763 | 5 |
| 2015 | #16,416 | 5 |
| 2020 | #13,441 | 6 |
| 2023 | #15,178 | 5 |
| 2024 | #11,069 | 8 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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