Hafsa is a distinctive choice, ranked #220 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hafsa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#220
About the Name Hafsa
Hafsa is steadily gaining in popularity, up 53 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #216 in 2023, and it currently sits at #220. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hafsa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hafsa
Unlikely. With around 216 UK babies named Hafsa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hafsa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hafsa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 53 places over the last five years to #220 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hafsa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Hafsa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hafsas in the wild.
216
UK babies named Hafsa (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 53 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hafsa
Likely around 1 other Hafsa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hafsa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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Hafsa Mossi was a Burundian politician, journalist, and member of President Pierre Nkurunziza's ruling CNDD–FDD political party. Mossi served as Minister of Information, Communications and Government Spokesperson from 2005 to 2007, as well as Minister of Regional Integration from 2009 to 2011, in Nkurunziza's Council of Ministers.
Abu'l-Simt Marwan al-Akbar ibn Sulayman ibn Yahya ibn Abi Hafsa (Arabic: مروان بن أبي حفصة) (723–c. 797/8) was a famous Arabic poet at the court of the Abbasid Caliphate during the second half of the 8th century.