Hafza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAHF-zah
- Origin
- Arabic
Hafza is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “young lioness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hafza mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hafsa
“young lioness”
A spelling of Hafsa, the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of the caliph Umar.
Is Hafza a girl's or a boy's name?
Hafza is a girls' name.
How popular is Hafza 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 Hafza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Hafza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Hafza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Habiba, Saba, Salma, Humaira, Fatma, Hibah, Aysha, Safa, Safia, Zaha, Farah
Names related to Hafza
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, “Hafza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hafza, updated 20 October 2026.