Given name
Haniyyah
“one who is pleased; happy”
Haniyyah is a variant of Haniyah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pleased; happy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haniyyah is a variant of Haniyah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pleased; happy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haniyyah is a variant of Haniyah. An origin associated with Haniyah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haniyyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 142
- 0 boys · 142 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 13 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 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.
Haniyyah’s family of names
Haniyyah has a related form in Haniyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.