Entry № 2522 · Arabic origin

Hajar Hajar — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HAH-jar /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Hagar / Zamzam well (Arabic + Quran + Genesis)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "hagar / zamzam well (arabic + quran + genesis)".

Hajar is from the Arabic هاجر (Hājarto migrate, to flee) — foundational from Arabic hijra (migration). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Hajar is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim + Jewish + Christian heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Hagar / Hājar — foundational legendary foundational Egyptian matriarch + foundational second wife of foundational Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham + foundational mother of foundational Ismail / Ishmael + foundational central to foundational Genesis 16 + 21 + foundational central to foundational Jewish + Christian heritage + foundational central to foundational pan-Abrahamic heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Islamic narrative of foundational Zamzam Well — foundational Ibrahim left Hajar + infant Ismail in valley of Mecca + foundational Hajar ran seven times between hills of foundational Safa + Marwah searching for water + foundational miraculous Zamzam Well sprang forth at infant Ismail's feet + foundational central to foundational Hajj pilgrimage — foundational Sa'i ritual (running between Safa + Marwah seven times) foundational central rite of Hajj + foundational ~2.5 million annual pilgrims + foundational central to foundational pan-Islamic spiritual heritage; foundational also foundational Zamzam water foundational sacred Islamic water + foundational ~25 liters per person allowance + foundational central to foundational pan-Muslim Hajj + Umrah heritage; foundational also foundational Hijra (migration of Muhammad to Medina 622 CE) foundational year-1 of Islamic calendar foundational shared etymological root. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Abrahamic + Islamic heritage.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Hagar / Zamzam well (Arabic). Foundational Arabic-Muslim feminine + foundational Arabic Hājar to migrate + to flee + foundational from Arabic hijra migration + foundational Hagar / Hājar foundational legendary Egyptian matriarch + foundational second wife of Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham + foundational mother of Ismail / Ishmael + foundational Genesis 16 + 21 + foundational Jewish + Christian heritage + foundational pan-Abrahamic heritage + foundational Islamic narrative of Zamzam Well + foundational Ibrahim left Hajar + infant Ismail in valley of Mecca + foundational Hajar ran seven times between hills of Safa + Marwah searching for water + foundational miraculous Zamzam Well sprang forth at infant Ismail's feet + foundational Hajj pilgrimage + foundational Sa'i ritual running between Safa + Marwah seven times foundational central rite of Hajj + foundational ~2.5 million annual pilgrims + foundational pan-Islamic spiritual heritage + foundational Zamzam water foundational sacred Islamic water + foundational ~25 liters per person allowance + foundational pan-Muslim Hajj + Umrah heritage + foundational Hijra migration of Muhammad to Medina 622 CE foundational year-1 of Islamic calendar foundational shared etymological root.

The name in its native script.

هاجر
Transliteration
Hājar
Pronunciation
/ ˈhɑː.dʒɑːr /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hajar stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hajar · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Hajars before her.

Real people

In fiction
Hagar / Hājar
Egyptian matriarch + second wife of Abraham + mother of Ishmael + Genesis 16 + 21 + Zamzam Well + Hajj pilgrimage + Sa'i between Safa + Marwah + ~2.5 million annual Hajj pilgrims.
Quran + Genesis

Names connected to Hajar.

The number behind Hajar.

6

The Nurturer

Hajar reduces to six.

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic Zamzam matriarch. Five letters. Hajar."
Fatma · Mother of one · Mecca