girl's name

Hania

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,893

England and Wales

#395

2025 births

Hania is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Hania is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2017, when 80 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 13,100 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1957.

Hania over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

540
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Hania by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 5
1960s 10
1970s 40
1980s 60
1990s 80
2000s 310
2010s 540
2020s (to 2025) 315

How popular is Hania?

In 2025, Hania was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #868 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Hania is used

England & Wales #395 106 in 2025
Ireland #477 8 in 2025
Northern Ireland #502 3 in 2022
Scotland #755 4 in 2024
France #868 45 in 2025
Canada #1,020 27 in 2024
United States #2,236 83 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Hania is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Hanïa Hanïa is a rare spelling of Hania, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Hania

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hania also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hania over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hania

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hania — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hania

How popular is the name Hania?

In 2025, Hania was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #868 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Hania a girl's or a boy's name?

Hania is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Hania most popular?

Hania peaked in 2017, when 80 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Hania a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hania currently ranks #395 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.