Given name
Hanani
“one who is merciful”
Hanani is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is merciful.”
Original Hebrewחנני
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is merciful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb hanan (חנן), “to be gracious, and possibly.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hanani appears in 1 Kings 16:1, 1 Chronicles 25:4, 1 Chronicles 25:25 and 1 other passage.
- 1 Kings 16:1
- 1 Chronicles 25:4
- 1 Chronicles 25:25
- Nehemiah 7:2
From biblical name research
Hanani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 0 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,689 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,689 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hanani’s family of names
Hanani has a related form in Hananea. Hanani has a related form in Hananee. Hanani has a related form in Hananey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Johnshares a root
- Hannahshares a root
- Annashares a root
- Joannashares a root
- Hananshares a root
- Ananiasshares a root
- Hananiahshares a root
- Hannielshares a root
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