Hafsah
Hafsa bint Umar was the fourth wife of Muhammad and a daughter of the second caliph Umar. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers".
Meaning & Origin of Hafsah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hafsa bint Umar was the fourth wife of Muhammad and a daughter of the second caliph Umar. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers".
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The Story of Hafsah
American parents first put Hafsah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1996, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 44 Hafsahs were born — ranking #3,509 that year. About 35% of every Hafsah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hafsah ranks #3,509 for baby girls with 44 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). All told, over 721 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Hafsah
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hafsah is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hafsa
- Halfs
- Halfa
- Hassa
- Hafa
- Hafs
- Hafts
- Nafsa
- Halfway
- Hoofs
- Hoffa
- Hazza
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About the name Hafsah
Hafsah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 721 births in the dataset. Hafsah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,509. Use the chart and map above to compare Hafsah'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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