boy's name
Haneef
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 639
Haneef is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
Haneef over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 44 |
| 1980s | 93 |
| 1990s | 110 |
| 2000s | 166 |
| 2010s | 127 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33 |
How popular is Haneef?
In 2025, Haneef was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Haneef is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Haneef
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Haneef also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Haneef over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Haneef
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Haneef — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Haneef
How popular is the name Haneef?
In 2025, Haneef was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Haneef a girl's or a boy's name?
Haneef is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Haneef most popular?
Haneef peaked in 2005, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Haneef a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Haneef currently ranks #5,960 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.