Hafsa
Hafsa or Hafsah (Arabic: حفصة is an Arabic female given name. It originated from Hafsa, the fourth wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and daughter of second Muslim caliph Umar. It is a popular name among Sunni Muslims.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Hafsa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hafsa or Hafsah (Arabic: حفصة is an Arabic female given name. It originated from Hafsa, the fourth wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and daughter of second Muslim caliph Umar. It is a popular name among Sunni Muslims.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Turkish
The Story of Hafsa
The earliest SSA record of Hafsa as a baby girl name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 154 newborns named Hafsa — #1,433 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Hafsa on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hafsa ranks #1,433 for baby girls with 154 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hafsa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hafsa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hafsah
- Hafza
Names that sound like Hafsa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hafsa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hafsah
- Halfs
- Halfa
- Hassa
- Hafa
- Hafs
- Hafts
- Nafsa
- Halfway
- Hoofs
- Hoffa
- Hazza
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hafsa
Hafsa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Hafsa's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,433. Use the chart and map above to compare Hafsa'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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