Given name & surname
Haniff
“a true believer of Islam”
In English use, Haniff is a variant of Hanif. One Arabic interpretation is “a true believer of Islam.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Haniff is a variant of Hanif. One Arabic interpretation is “a true believer of Islam.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Haniff is a variant of Hanif. 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haniff through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 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 boys is 6 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 548 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haniff’s family of names
In English usage, Haniff as a surname has a related form in Hanif.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.