Girls' name · since 1996
Hafsah
Hafsah has 665 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,727 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 665
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hafsah currently ranks #4727 among girls' names in America, with 665 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Hafsah recorded 665 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #4727 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,727 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 665 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hafsah ranks #9,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,727 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 665 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,727 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 665
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hafsah's 665 recorded births place it above 86.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Hafsah compares
665 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Hafsah's all-time total is 77% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hafsah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 665 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hafsah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hafsah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hafsah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Hafsah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (249 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Hafsah's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hafsah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
249 births
- 2020s
2020s
172 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 249 births (37% of all-time use).
How Hafsah 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 Hafsah's total volume
Hafsah by state
Where Hafsah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 61 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
61 of 665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Hafsah's data
- Hafsah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (249 total births) through the 2020s (172) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hafsahs (61 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 Hafsah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Hafsah 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.