US rank #15902 Girls' name Peak 2004 208 births

Haja — #15902 US girls' name

208 babies named Haja in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s412000s862010s572020s19
#15902
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Haja was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

13 babies were named Haja in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haja

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Haja between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Haja currently holds the #15902 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Haja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Haja in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haja 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 208 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.

Haja at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

208

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2004

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,902

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Haja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 20242018201320082004200019921989 5

Haja by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 41% of Haja's all-time total
1980s51990s412000s862010s572020s19

Haja by state

Where Haja concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.4%
New York share of Haja's total US births 2.4%

5 of 208 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haja?
208 babies have been named Haja since 1989. It currently ranks #15902 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 13 births.
When was Haja most popular?
Haja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Haja most popular?
The top states for the name Haja are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Haja been used?
Haja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Haja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hajar, Hajra, Hajer, Hajira, and 3 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, 1989–2024 (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.