Given name
Haniyah
“one who is pleased; happy”
Haniyah is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pleased; happy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pleased; happy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haniyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 359
- 0 boys · 359 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,039 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,039 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 239 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.
Haniyah’s family of names
Haniyah has a related form in Hani. Haniyah has a related form in Hany. Haniyah has a related form in Hania.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Haniavariant
- Haniyavariant
- Hanivariant
- Haneyvariant
- Hanyvariant
- Haniyyahvariant
- Hanniyahlikely variant
- Haneahvariant
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