Given name
Haneefa
“a true believer; one who is upright”
Haneefa is a variant of Hanifa. In Arabic use, Hanifa carries the interpretation “a true believer; one who is upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haneefa is a variant of Hanifa. In Arabic use, Hanifa carries the interpretation “a true believer; one who is upright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haneefa connects to the Hanif name family through Hanifa. An origin associated with Hanif is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haneefa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haneefa’s family of names
Haneefa has a related form in Hanifa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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