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Hafsah

Girl

Meaning of Hafsah: Arabic: 'cub' or 'lioness'

Hafsah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4469th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 520th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4469

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#520

75 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

665

First recorded 1996 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

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: 6 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 29 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 20 babies20202021: 25 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Hafsah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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