Girls' name · since 1981
Hafsa
Hafsa has 2,594 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,594
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,594 babies have been named Hafsa since 1981, making it today's #1455 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hafsa has been recorded 2,594 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #1455 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #3,956 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,455 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,594 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hafsa ranks #3,956 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,455 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,594 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,594
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hafsa's 2,594 recorded births place it above 94.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Hafsa compares
2,594 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hafsa's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hafsa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hafsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hafsa splits its recorded history at 2006: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 151 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hafsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Currently ranks #1455 among girls.
2,594 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 151 births in a single year.
Hafsa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,031 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Hafsa's strongest decade.
1,031 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Hafsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 177
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
566 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,031 births
- 2020s
2020s
794 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,031 births (40% of all-time use).
Hafsa decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,031 births
- Runner-up 794 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Hafsa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hafsa's total volume
Hafsa by state
Where Hafsa concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 340 | 13.1% |
| #2 | California | | 254 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 231 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 175 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 161 | 6.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 85 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 80 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 63 | 2.4% |
340 of 2,594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 13.1% of nationwide
- California 9.8% of nationwide
- Minnesota 8.9% of nationwide
- Texas 6.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 15 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 13.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Hafsa appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hafsa's data
- Hafsa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,031 total births) through the 2020s (794) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hafsas (340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hafsa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hafsa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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