Haajarah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAH-ja-ra
- Origin
- Hebrew
Haajarah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haajarah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Hajara; Hausa form of Hajar, the Arabic form of Hagar
Hajar was the mother of Ishmael; pilgrims retrace her search for water between Safa and Marwa.
Meaning borrowed from Hajara.
Is Haajarah a girl's or a boy's name?
Haajarah is a girls' name.
How popular is Haajarah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 girls.
Haajarah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Haajarah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah, Hibah, Aakifah, Ammarah, Habiba, Umamah, Azeemah, Samah, Maariyah, Zemirah, Umaymah, Farah
Names related to Haajarah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Haajarah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haajarah, updated 20 October 2026.