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Hanifah

Girl

Meaning of Hanifah: Arabic: 'true believer'

Hanifah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

161

First recorded 1974 · peak 1996

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 5 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 5 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 8 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Hanifah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 9.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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