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Hajar

Girl

Meaning of Hajar: Arabic: 'flight' or 'emigration'

Hajar is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4773rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4773

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

745

First recorded 1981 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 31 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 25 babies2010: 36 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 24 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 22 babies20202021: 28 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Hajar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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