Fajr — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "dawn (arabic + salat al-fajr)".

Fajr is from the Arabic Fajr. A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic heritage aesthetic. Fajr is a foundational name with deep heritage. Arabic Fajr dawn daybreak + Salat al-Fajr Dawn Prayer first of five daily Islamic prayers + prayed between true dawn and sunrise + Adhan call to prayer + Surah 89 Al-Fajr Quranic chapter 30 verses + By the dawn and ten nights and the even and the odd + Fajr Decade Iranian Revolution February 1979 + Fajr Film Festival Iran. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Dawn (Arabic + Salat al-Fajr) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Arabic *Fajr* dawn daybreak + Salat al-Fajr Dawn Prayer first of five daily Islamic prayers + prayed between true dawn and sunrise + Adhan call to prayer + Surah 89 Al-Fajr Quranic chapter 30 verses + *By the dawn and ten nights and the even and the odd* + Fajr Decade Iranian Revolution February 1979 + Fajr Film Festival Iran

In its original form

The name in its native script.

فجر

Transliteration: Fajr
Pronunciation: / ˈfædʒr /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Fajr stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Fajr · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Fajrs before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Surah 89 / Salat al-Fajr

Quranic chapter 89 *By the dawn and ten nights* + Salat al-Fajr first of five daily prayers + Fajr Decade Iranian Revolution 1979

Quran + Islam

Numerology

The number behind Fajr.

8

The Builder

Fajr has a strong numerological signature.

Parents on Fajr

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic meaning. 1 syllables. Fajr."

Mother of one

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