Haniel first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1989. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2018, 45 babies received the name (ranked #2718). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4006), with roughly 28 babies named Haniel each year. Haniel's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 456 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.