How Many People Are Named Hanniel?
An estimated 104 people in the United States have the first name Hanniel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Hanniel peaked in popularity in 2017 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hanniel 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 Hanniel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
104
About 1 in 3,295,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2017
13 births
Total Registered
105
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hanniel
Hanniel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 105 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hanniel as a male name
Ranked #6,661 in 2023
13 male births in 2023
Peak: 2017 (13 births)
Hanniel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hanniel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 56 babies were registered. While Hanniel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hanniel by Decade
How has Hanniel 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.
Hanniel by State
Hanniel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hanniel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hanniel
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hanniel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hanniel?
We estimate approximately 104 people named Hanniel 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 3,295,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Hanniel a common name?
Hanniel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 105 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hanniel most popular?
Hanniel reached peak popularity in 2017, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hanniel is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hanniel a male name?
Hanniel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hanniel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hanniel Smith, Hanniel Johnson, Hanniel 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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