Given name
Haneefah
“a true believer; one who is upright”
Haneefah is a variant of Hanifa. In Arabic use, Hanifa carries the interpretation “a true believer; one who is upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haneefah 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
Haneefah 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haneefah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 164
- 0 boys · 164 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 24 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 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 186 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haneefah’s family of names
Haneefah 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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