Hijab
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hi-JAHB
- Origin
- Arabic
Hijab is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “veil, covering”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hijab mean?
Arabic: Arabic hijab
“veil, covering”
Arabic word for a veil or covering, best known for the headscarf worn by many Muslim women.
Is Hijab a girl's or a boy's name?
Hijab is a girls' name.
How popular is Hijab in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 girls.
Hijab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
Names like Hijab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Summer, Safa, Aaliyah, Hafsa, Hiba, Hibah, Farah, Rabab, Huda, Safaa, Sumayyah
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, “Hijab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hijab, updated 20 October 2026.