Hafsa

“Arabic for 'young lioness'; borne by Hafsa bint Umar, wife of Muhammad” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1452 in the US (2025) · Trending

Hafsa is climbing: on the charts since 1981, it reached #1452 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 150 girls given the name last year. Roughly 2,600 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: #36 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hafsas

Hafsa bint Umar ibn Al-Khattab — The fourth wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.605–665)
Hafsa Sultan — First Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1534
Hafsa Hatun — consort of Bayezid I
Hafsa bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya — Al-Andalus poet and teacher
Hafsa bint Sirin — early scholar of Islam

What Hafsas become

Among 15 notable people named Hafsa:

Artists & writers appear 2.4× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hafsa bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya, Al-Andalus poet and teacher.

Similar names: Zaynab · Aqsa · Marwa · Safa · Ayat · Asma

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