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Haniel

Haniel is a distinctive choice, ranked #3684 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Haniel in their class.

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UK Rank 2025
#3684
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About the Name Haniel

Haniel has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #2264. The name has climbed 1732 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2010.

Haniel is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Haniel in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Haniel

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Haniel

Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Haniel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Haniel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Haniel is rising: up 924 places since 2020, to #3,684 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #2,264 in 2024.
Haniel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Haniel include: Haniel Langaro and Haniel family. Short summaries for each appear below.
Haniel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Haniels in the wild.
5
UK babies named Haniel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 924 places
Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Haniel

Almost certainly the only Haniel in the class

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UK Popularity (2010–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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About the Name Haniel

Meaning
meaning "grace, favour, charm" (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix -ʾĒl, "God".

Famous People Named Haniel

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Haniel Langarob. 1995
Haniel Vinícius Inoue Langaro is a Brazilian professional handball player for Dinamo București and the Brazilian handball team.
Haniel familyHistorical
The Haniel family (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːniˌɛl]) is a German entrepreneurial dynasty originating in Duisburg, Rhineland who is primarily known for their multigenerational Franz Haniel & Cie. concern which was founded in 1756.
Karl Haniel
Karl Haniel was a German civil servant and entrepreneur.

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