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חנני

Hanani means “my grace, or God has been gracious”

Hanani is a boy's name of Biblical origin.

Hanani the seer rebuked King Asa of Judah.

In Hebrew
חנני
In English letters
Hanani
Other English spellings
Chanani
Meaning
My grace, or God has been gracious
Origin
Biblical
Given to
Boys
Gematria value
118

37 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Hanani.

  • 37 of them are men and boys, and fewer than 5 are women and girls.
  • There are too few carriers for a chart by year of birth.

This is how Hanani is counted in each population group.

These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling חנני today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.

Carriers of the name by population group and sex
Population groupCarriersBorn in 2024Rank in 2024
Jewish boys37fewer than 5–

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.

These six names are close to Hanani in theme or origin.

These are the questions people ask about the name Hanani.

What does the name Hanani mean?

Hanani means “my grace, or God has been gracious”. Hanani is a boy's name of Biblical origin. Hanani the seer rebuked King Asa of Judah.

Is Hanani a boy's name or a girl's name?

Hanani is mainly a boy's name. Of the 37 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 37 are men and boys and fewer than 5 are women and girls.

How do you write Hanani in Hebrew?

Hanani is written חנני in Hebrew.

How many people in Israel are named Hanani?

37 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Hanani today.

Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.

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