Is Hani a boy or girl name?

Hani is a unisex name. Of the 946 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 22.6% were girls and 77.4% were boys. It changed hands in 2024, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Hani

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Hani was most popular in 2024, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,263 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 946 people named Hani.

Hani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hani’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hani is a unisex name — 22.6% of the 946 Americans given it were girls and 77.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 49% girls and 51% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org