Wajahat
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- wuh-jah-HAHT
- Origin
- Arabic
Wajahat is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dignity, distinction”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wajahat mean?
Arabic: Arabic wajahat, used in Urdu
“dignity, distinction”
From Arabic wajahat, meaning dignity, eminence or distinction; widely used in Pakistan and India.
Is Wajahat a girl's or a boy's name?
Wajahat is a boys' name.
How popular is Wajahat in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 boys.
Wajahat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Wajahat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Saif, Qasim, Azeem, Usman, Murat, Asad, Arafat, Habib, Haseeb, Fahad, Aamir
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, “Wajahat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wajahat, updated 20 October 2026.