US rank #5057 Girls' name Peak 2010 719 births

Hajar — #5057 US girls' name

719 babies named Hajar in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s732000s2372010s2732020s124
#5057
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Hajar was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

36 babies were named Hajar in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hajar

The Social Security Administration has registered 719 babies named Hajar between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hajar currently holds the #5057 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hajar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hajar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hajar in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hajar 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 719 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.

Hajar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

719

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2010

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,057

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hajar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
36
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941981 7

Hajar by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
273 births that decade — 38% of Hajar's all-time total
1980s121990s732000s2372010s2732020s124

Hajar by state

Where Hajar concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Hajar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
49 6.8%
#2 Massachusetts
11 1.5%
#3 California
8 1.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
6 0.8%
#5 Illinois
5 0.7%
New York share of Hajar's total US births 6.8%
Even split

49 of 719 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hajar?
719 babies have been named Hajar since 1981. It currently ranks #5057 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 36 births.
When was Hajar most popular?
Hajar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Hajar most popular?
The top states for the name Hajar are New York (49 births), Massachusetts (11 births), California (8 births).
How long has the name Hajar been used?
Hajar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hajar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hajra, Haja, 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, 1981–2024 (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.