Haajra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAJ-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Haajra is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haajra mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hajra; South Asian form of Hajar (biblical Hagar)
Form of Hajar, mother of Ishmael, whose search for water is remembered in the sa'i ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage.
Meaning borrowed from Hajra.
Is Haajra a girl's or a boy's name?
Haajra is a girls' name.
How popular is Haajra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Haajra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Haajra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Haajra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hiba, Habiba, Hafsa, Huda, Rahma, Saba, Zaha, Faiza, Humaira, Hamna, Safaa
Names related to Haajra
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Haajra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haajra, updated 20 October 2026.