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Fajr

Girl

Meaning of Fajr: Arabic: 'dawn'

Fajr is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5034th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5034

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

301

First recorded 1972 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 6 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 7 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 14 babies2023: 15 babies2024: 8 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Fajr per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 27.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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