Haafizah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAH-fi-za
- Origin
- Arabic
Haafizah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “guardian, one who preserves”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haafizah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hafiza; feminine of Hafiz
“guardian, one who preserves”
Feminine of Hafiz, the title for someone who has memorised the whole Qur'an.
Meaning borrowed from Hafiza.
Is Haafizah a girl's or a boy's name?
Haafizah is a girls' name.
How popular is Haafizah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 9 girls.
Haafizah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
Names like Haafizah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hibah, Aakifah, Farah, Sumayyah, Habiba, Umamah, Umaymah, Aaliyah, Azeemah, Humaira, Samah, Safia
Names related to Haafizah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Haafizah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haafizah, updated 20 October 2026.