Haajrah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAJ-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Haajrah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haajrah 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 Haajrah a girl's or a boy's name?
Haajrah is a girls' name.
How popular is Haajrah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 5 girls.
Haajrah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Haajrah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hibah, Farah, Samah, Aakifah, Habiba, Faiza, Umamah, Afrah, Saba, Umaymah, Azeemah, Izzah
Names related to Haajrah
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, “Haajrah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haajrah, updated 20 October 2026.