Hafeez
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hah-FEEZ
- Origin
- Arabic
Hafeez is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “guardian”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hafeez mean?
Arabic: from hafiz, 'guardian'
“guardian”
From Arabic hafiz, meaning guardian or protector; Al-Hafiz, the Preserver, is one of the names of God.
Is Hafeez a girl's or a boy's name?
Hafeez is a boys' name.
How popular is Hafeez in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hafeez in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Hafeez in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
Names like Hafeez
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Haseeb, Habib, Saif, Hammad, Hamid, Qasim, Humza, Zohaib, Umair, Hamza, Fahad
Names related to Hafeez
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, “Hafeez: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hafeez, updated 20 October 2026.