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Meaning of the nameHaniel

Haniel is a spelling of the name Aniel, which means “grace of God”.

Meaning

“grace of God”

Meaning of the name Aniel, of which Haniel is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Haniel · Behind the Name: Hanniel

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People (2022)
1,717
Rank in Brazil
#5,691
Median age
12 years
2010 Census
855
people

Haniel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Haniel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (547 people).

0 women 1,703 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Haniel is most common

States with the highest share of people named Haniel in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.001%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2410.001%
Minas Gerais2090.001%
Bahia1780.001%
Rio de Janeiro1210.001%
Ceará960.001%
Pernambuco870.001%
Amazonas840.002%
Goiás750.001%
Maranhão660.001%
Pará650.001%
Paraná530.001%
Santa Catarina480.001%
Rio Grande do Sul450.000%
Distrito Federal420.002%
Rio Grande do Norte380.001%
Mato Grosso370.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul340.001%
Espírito Santo320.001%
Paraíba310.001%
Alagoas280.001%
Sergipe240.001%
Piauí210.001%
Rondônia200.001%
Roraima150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Haniel

The spelling with H, the closest to the Hebrew form and the most common in the group; the peak is among those born in the 2010s.

About the name Aniel

Behind the Name gives the biblical name Hanniel a Hebrew origin from ḥanan, 'to be gracious', plus ʾel, 'God', with the meaning 'grace of God'; the name appears twice in the Old Testament, and Haniel is the spelling used in the archangel tradition. Wiktionary translates the Hebrew חַנִּיאֵל as 'God is my grace' and records Aniel as an alternative form of Haniel. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also lists Haniel as a spelling variant of Aniel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,717 people named Haniel and 1,188 named Aniel.

Other spellings of Aniel

SpellingPeople (2022)
Haniel1,717
Aniel1,188

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Haniel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Hanniel · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Aniel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aniel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Haniel

What does the name Haniel mean?

Haniel means “grace of God”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Aniel, of which Haniel is a spelling.

How many people are named Haniel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,717 people with the first name Haniel, which ranks it number 5,691 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Haniel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,703 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Haniel?

Haniel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Haniel most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Haniel (178 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Haniel?

Aniel. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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