Hafizah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAH-fi-za
- Origin
- Arabic
Hafizah 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 Hafizah 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 Hafizah a girl's or a boy's name?
Hafizah is a girls' name.
How popular is Hafizah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hafizah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hafizah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Hafizah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hibah, Farah, Habiba, Aaliyah, Aakifah, Umamah, Umaymah, Sumayyah, Humaira, Aaminah, Safia, Azeemah
Names related to Hafizah
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, “Hafizah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hafizah, updated 20 October 2026.