Girls' name · since 1981
Hajar
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 745 babies named Hajar, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 745
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
745 babies have been named Hajar since 1981, making it today's #5028 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hajar has been recorded 745 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #5028 nationally and more common than 71% 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.
- #9,164 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,028 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 745 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hajar ranks #9,164 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,028 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 745 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 745
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hajar's 745 recorded births place it above 87.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hajar compares
745 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Hajar's all-time total is 98% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hajar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 745 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hajar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hajar splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hajar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Hajar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (273 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Hajar's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hajar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s
2010s
273 births
- 2020s
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 273 births (37% of all-time use).
How Hajar 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 Hajar's total volume
Hajar by state
Where Hajar concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 54 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
54 of 745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Hajar's data
- Hajar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (273 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hajars (54 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 Hajar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
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 Hajar 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.