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Hanif
OriginArabic
Meaning"true believer"
About Hanif
British filmmaker Hanif Kureishi brought this name to the Western world.
Pronounced hah-NEEF.
As of October 2026, Hanif ranked #9205 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2625 in 1979.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,939 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,939 | 20 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Hanif on lists
Famous Hanifs
- Hanif Kureishi
English screenwriter, author and film director
- Hanif Mohammad
Pakistani cricketer
- Hanif Bali
Swedish politician
- Hanif Omranzadeh
Iranian footballer
- Hanif Khan
Pakistani Olympic field hockey player
- (Muhammad) Hanif Ramay
Pakistani politician and artist
- Hakim Hanif Warrick
American basketball player
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