Hadja
Hadja is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Hadja Idrissa Bah, Guinean activist Hadja Nima Bah, Guinean writer Hadja Cissé, Senegalese handball player Hadja Djakagbè Kaba, Guinean politician Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba, Guinean activist Hadja Lahbib, Belgian journalist Hadja Fatimata Ouattara, Burkina Faso politician Cissé Hadja Mariama Sow, Guinean politician
Meaning & Origin of Hadja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hadja is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Hadja Idrissa Bah, Guinean activist Hadja Nima Bah, Guinean writer Hadja Cissé, Senegalese handball player Hadja Djakagbè Kaba, Guinean politician Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba, Guinean activist Hadja Lahbib, Belgian journalist Hadja Fatimata Ouattara, Burkina Faso politician Cissé Hadja Mariama Sow, Guinean politician
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The Story of Hadja
Hadja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 17 Hadjas were born — ranking #6,613 that year. As of 2026, Hadja ranks #6,613 for baby girls with 17 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). In total, more than 179 Hadjas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Hadja
Hadja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 179 births in the dataset. Hadja's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #6,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Hadja's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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