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Hafsa

Girl

Meaning of Hafsa: Arabic: 'young lioness'

Hafsa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1409th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 220th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1409

148 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#220

216 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,594

First recorded 1981 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 26 babies1999: 44 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 44 babies2002: 54 babies2003: 50 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 74 babies2007: 57 babies2008: 79 babies2009: 78 babies2010: 93 babies20102011: 85 babies2012: 108 babies2013: 108 babies2014: 113 babies2015: 102 babies2016: 110 babies2017: 111 babies2018: 108 babies2019: 93 babies2020: 104 babies20202021: 128 babies2022: 121 babies2023: 151 babies2024: 142 babies2025: 148 babies
US babies named Hafsa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 151.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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