How Many People Are Named Hanni?
An estimated 97 people in the United States have the first name Hanni. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Hanni peaked in popularity in 1980 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hanni as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hanni paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hanni is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
97
About 1 in 3,533,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1980
34 births
Total Registered
103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hanni
Hanni is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 103 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hanni as a female name
Ranked #6,459 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (34 births)
Hanni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hanni span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 70 babies were registered. Hanni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hanni by Decade
How has Hanni tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hanni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hanni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hanni
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hanni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hanni?
We estimate approximately 97 people named Hanni are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,533,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Hanni a common name?
Hanni is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hanni most popular?
Hanni reached peak popularity in 1980, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hanni is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hanni a female name?
Hanni is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hanni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hanni Smith, Hanni Johnson, Hanni Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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