US rank #3608 Girls' name Peak 2024 636 births

Hafsah — #3608 US girls' name

636 babies named Hafsah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s2072010s2492020s143
#3608
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Hafsah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

43 babies were named Hafsah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hafsah

The Social Security Administration has registered 636 babies named Hafsah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hafsah currently holds the #3608 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hafsah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 249 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hafsah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hafsah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hafsah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 636 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hafsah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

636

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2024

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,608

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hafsah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
43
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001996 6

Hafsah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
249 births that decade — 39% of Hafsah's all-time total
1990s372000s2072010s2492020s143

Hafsah by state

Where Hafsah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Hafsah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
61 9.6%
#2 California
33 5.2%
#3 Texas
20 3.1%
#4 Illinois
10 1.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
10 1.6%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.8%
New York share of Hafsah's total US births 9.6%
Even split

61 of 636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hafsah?
636 babies have been named Hafsah since 1996. It currently ranks #3608 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 43 births.
When was Hafsah most popular?
Hafsah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 249 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Hafsah most popular?
The top states for the name Hafsah are New York (61 births), California (33 births), Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Hafsah been used?
Hafsah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hafsah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hafsa, Hafeezah, Hafeeza, Hafiza, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.