Hajar is a distinctive choice, ranked #1133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hajar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1133
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About the Name Hajar
Hajar is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 481 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1225 in 2011 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hajar is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hajar in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hajar
Hajar Dabbaghi — Hajar Dabbaghi Ashrafi Varnosfaderani, known as Hajar Dabbaghi (هاجر دباغی), is an Iranian footballer who plays as a forward for the Kowsar Women Football League club Sepahan SC and the Iran women's national team.
Hajar Al-Khaldi — Hajar Saad Al-Khaldi is a Bahraini sprinter.
Hajar Raissouni — Hajar Raissouni is a Moroccan independent journalist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hajar
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Hajar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hajar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hajar is at its highest recorded position — #1,133 in 2025, with 29 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,300.
Hajar 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.
Notable people named Hajar include: Hajar Dabbaghi, Hajar Al-Khaldi and Hajar Raissouni. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hajar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hajars in the wild.
29
UK babies named Hajar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hajar
Almost certainly the only Hajar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hajar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hajar Dabbaghi Ashrafi Varnosfaderani, known as Hajar Dabbaghi (هاجر دباغی), is an Iranian footballer who plays as a forward for the Kowsar Women Football League club Sepahan SC and the Iran women's national team.
Hajar El Bahraoui, known professionally as Hajar Brown, is a Spanish-Moroccan actress, model, and activist, best known for her role as Amira Naybet in Skam España, the Spanish adaptation of Skam.