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Girl name

Hanifah

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Hanifah has been given to about 161 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 158
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hanifah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1974 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time161
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Hanifah?

Its best year was 1974, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 5922nd. The typical living American called Hanifah is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Hanifah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aniyah0.79
  2. Janiyah0.79
  3. Zaniyah0.79
  4. Saniyah0.79
  5. Janiah0.79
  6. Taniyah0.79
  7. Hannah0.74
  8. Khadijah0.72

Middle names for Hanifah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hanifah Eve0.82
  2. Hanifah Anne0.80
  3. Hanifah Rose0.79
  4. Hanifah Louise0.79
  5. Hanifah June0.78
  6. Hanifah Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Hanifah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaelisister · 0.70
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.69
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.68
  4. Aracelisister · 0.68
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.67
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.66

Where Hanifah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hanifah White0.74
    2. Hanifah Reyes0.74
    3. Hanifah Nguyen0.74
    4. Hanifah Moore0.74
    5. Hanifah Lee0.74
    6. Hanifah Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hanifah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.