Hanif is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2004 and has grown less common since.
Hanif is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,205 for boy births in the United States (and #19,028 across all names), given to 8 babies. Hanif was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2004 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,205 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #5,746 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #4,944 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #5,099 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,136 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #5,327 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,545 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,397 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,270 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,148 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #5,594 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #4,940 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #6,026 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | #4,443 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,696 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #4,413 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #5,649 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #4,417 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #5,618 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | #3,976 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | #3,315 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #4,498 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #5,518 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #4,560 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,698 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #4,863 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | #3,427 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #5,074 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #5,275 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,390 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #5,927 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,378 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #4,890 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #3,506 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #3,694 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,016 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #3,404 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #3,972 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #2,878 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #2,741 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #3,135 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,372 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #3,103 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,490 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #2,625 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #3,973 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #3,092 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,177 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #3,316 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #4,864 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,385 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,204 |