Hafeez
Hafeez, meaning "protector" in Arabic is a masculine Muslim name. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Hafeez
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hafeez, meaning "protector" in Arabic is a masculine Muslim name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Hafeez
Hafeez first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 7 Hafeezs were born — ranking #8,642 that year. As of 2026, Hafeez ranks #8,642 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Hafeezs 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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Variants & Related Forms of Hafeez
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About the name Hafeez
Hafeez is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Hafeez's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #8,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Hafeez'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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