girl's name

Hafsah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,813

England and Wales

#583

2025 births

Hafsah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2006, when 144 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 7,749 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Hafsah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,172
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Hafsah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 195
2000s 1,172
2010s 996
2020s (to 2025) 427

How popular is Hafsah?

In 2025, Hafsah was given to 68 babies in England and Wales, ranking #583 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Hafsah is used

England & Wales #583 68 in 2025
Scotland #737 4 in 2024
Canada #1,680 14 in 2024
France #3,179 10 in 2025
United States #4,732 29 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Hafsah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hafsah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hafsah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hafsah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hafsah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hafsah

How popular is the name Hafsah?

In 2025, Hafsah was given to 68 babies in England and Wales, ranking #583 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Hafsah a girl's or a boy's name?

Hafsah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Hafsah most popular?

Hafsah peaked in 2006, when 144 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Hafsah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hafsah currently ranks #583 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.