Hafiz
Hafiz or Hafez is an Arabic name.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Malay
Meaning & Origin of Hafiz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hafiz or Hafez is an Arabic name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Malay
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Hafiz
Hafiz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 11 Hafizs were born — ranking #7,156 that year. As of 2026, Hafiz ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 128 Hafizs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Hafiz
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hafiz. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hafiz
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About the name Hafiz
Hafiz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 128 births in the dataset. Hafiz's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #7,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Hafiz'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.