Hani
Usage of Hani in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Hani against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Hani is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Hani is an Arabic name meaning “happy” or “joyful.” Hani is also Hawaiian for “move softly.”
Hani in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 12 boys were named Hani, making it the #6803 boys' name in the US. Since 1972, 732 boys have been named Hani, with the most (25) in 2024.
In 2025, 15 girls were named Hani, making it the #7133 girls' name in the US. Since 1985, 214 girls have been named Hani, with the most (30) in 2024.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | #382 girls | 14 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Israel | #764 girls (all ages) | 371 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Sweden | #858 boys (all ages) | 848 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Hani
There are 48 towns and villages with Hani in their name, in 19 countries.
🇾🇪 Yemen 9🇮🇶 Iraq 8🇲🇦 Morocco 6🇮🇷 Iran 5🇹🇷 Turkey 3🇮🇳 India 2🇵🇰 Pakistan 2🇸🇾 Syria 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hani | Diyarbakır Province, 🇹🇷 Turkey | 11,055 | Map |
| Al Ḩanī | Riyadh Region, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – | Map |
| Al Ḩanī | Shabwah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Al Ḩanī | Al Jawf, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Al Ḩanī | Sanaa Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Al Ḩānī | Ma’rib, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Al Ḩānī | Ma’rib, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Al Ḩānī | Ma’rib, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Atlas Hanı | Karaman, 🇹🇷 Turkey | – | Map |
| Aït Hani | Drâa-Tafilalet, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Hani songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Hani in their title. The best known:
- Hani? (1982)
- Hani Bana – Hande Yener
- Hani Benim Gençliğim (1987)
- I Never Knew (Hani Num Club Mixes) – Deborah Cox (2000)
- Hani Alkadi R Gaan – Indradeep Dasgupta (2013)
- Hani Hani Goodidre – G. K. Venkatesh
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Hani
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Hani.
Hani as a pet name
FurryName has found 8 dogs named Hani in public pet registers, making it the #8,575 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (4), Toronto (2), Zurich (1). Hani as a dog name →
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