Hafsah comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Cut, young lioness.
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How popular is Hafsah?
2024peak year
Today, Hafsah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4982), with only about 28 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 43 babies were given the name (ranked #3594 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Hafsah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 636 babies have been registered as Hafsah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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