Hafsa

Meaning: 'Young lioness'
Origin: Arabic — Borne by Hafsa bint Umar, wife of Muhammad

Girl's name · #1452 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Hafsa is climbing: on the charts since 1981, it reached #1452 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 150 girls given the name last year. Roughly 2,600 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#36 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #162 in France (2025) · #167 in Belgium (2025) · #176 in Austria (2025) · #201 in England & Wales (2025) · #211 in Netherlands (2025) · #340 in Scotland (2025) · #403 in Norway (2025) · #460 in Sweden (2025) · #594 in Switzerland (2025) · #657 in Ireland (2025) · #477 in Canada (2024).

Famous Hafsas

Hafsa bint Umar ibn Al-Khattab — The fourth wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (c. 605–665)
Hafsa Sultan — First Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1534
Hafsa Hatun — Consort of Bayezid I
Hafsa bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya — Al-Andalus poet and teacher
Hafsa bint Sirin — Early scholar of Islam

What Hafsas become

Among 15 notable people named Hafsa:

Artists & writers appear 2.4× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hafsa bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya, Andalusi poet (1135–1191).

Similar names: Zaynab · Aqsa · Marwa · Safa · Tala · Isra

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