UK girl's name
Hanife
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Hanife is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Hanife popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5730, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 3 births.
This profile covers 12 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2004 to 2015. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 12 living people in the UK are called Hanife. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Hanife ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales in 2015, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 3 girls were registered as Hanife.
- • About 12 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hanife as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5730
2015
Births in 2015
3
Latest year
Peak year
2004
3 births
Estimated living
12
2026
Popularity
Hanife over time
The chart below shows babies named Hanife registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Hanife, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2015, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hanife by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hanife was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5711 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #4698 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Hanife
- Hannah 67,635
- Holly 52,307
- Harriet 24,781
- Hollie 17,902
- Harper 15,784
- Heidi 12,675
- Hallie 9,873
- Hope 9,414
- Hayley 5,968
- Hazel 5,954
- Hanna 5,735
- Heather 5,497
FAQ
Hanife: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hanife in the UK right now?
In 2015, Hanife was ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Hanife most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 3 babies registered as Hanife in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hanife in the UK?
A total of 12 babies have been registered as Hanife across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.