Hajirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAH-ji-ra
- Origin
- Hebrew
Hajirah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hajirah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Hajira; South Asian form of Hajar (Hagar)
Hajar (Hagar) was the mother of Ishmael; pilgrims retrace her search for water between Safa and Marwa during the Hajj.
Meaning borrowed from Hajira.
Is Hajirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Hajirah is a girls' name.
How popular is Hajirah 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 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hajirah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hajirah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Hajirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah, Hibah, Aaliyah, Aaminah, Summer, Umamah, Farah, Umaymah, Habiba, Sumayyah, Aakifah, Humaira
Names related to Hajirah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Hajirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hajirah, updated 20 October 2026.