UK girl's name
Hafizah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Hafizah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Hafizah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5765, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2007, with 12 births.
This profile covers 87 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1997 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 25% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 87 living people in the UK are called Hafizah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Hafizah ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales in 2017, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2007, when 12 girls were registered as Hafizah.
- • About 87 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hafizah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5765
2017
Births in 2017
3
Latest year
Peak year
2007
12 births
Estimated living
87
2026
Popularity
Hafizah over time
The chart below shows babies named Hafizah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Hafizah, the clearest high point is 2007. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2017, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hafizah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hafizah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5028 | 19 | 5 |
| 2000s | #2939 | 61 | 9 |
| 1990s | #3537 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Hafizah
- Hannah 67,635
- Holly 52,307
- Harriet 24,781
- Hollie 17,902
- Harper 15,784
- Heidi 12,675
- Hallie 9,873
- Hope 9,414
- Hayley 5,968
- Hazel 5,954
- Hanna 5,735
- Heather 5,497
FAQ
Hafizah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hafizah in the UK right now?
In 2017, Hafizah was ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Hafizah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2007, with 12 babies registered as Hafizah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hafizah in the UK?
A total of 87 babies have been registered as Hafizah across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.