girls:
256 births since 1995
#5460 (4th percentile)
boys:
651 births since 1913
#3936 (14th percentile)
overall:
907 births since 1913
#6832 (12th percentile)
The name Hanley is the #6,832 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 907 recorded births since 1913. This represents the 11.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,936 (14.1% percentile) for all time with 651 births since 1913. For girls, it ranks #5,460 (4.4% percentile) for all time with 256 births since 1995.
Hanley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1913 (1913 for boys and 1995 for girls). Birth data for Hanley is available in 63 out of the 111 years between 1913 and 2023 (59 years for boys and 22 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Hanley has been given predominantly to boys, with 71.8% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 68.8% of babies named Hanley were boys.
For boys, Hanley reached its peak popularity in 2013, achieving the 3.5% percentile (ranked #857) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 2013, with 18 births per million (ranked 3.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2015, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Hanley ranks #905 for boys (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 33.7% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Hanley reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 1.8% percentile (ranked #923) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Hanley ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 25.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Hanley".
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