Entry № 2523 · Arabic origin

Hajira Hajira — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ hah-JEE-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Arabic Hagar (Arabic + mother of Ishmael)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "arabic hagar (arabic + mother of ishmael)".

Hajira is from the Arabic هاجرة (Hājirahone who migrates, emigrant) — foundational from Arabic hijra (migration) + foundational Arabic form of foundational Hagar. A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Hajira is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Hajar / Hagar — foundational central matriarch in foundational Islamic + Jewish + Christian heritage + foundational Egyptian handmaid of foundational Sarah + foundational wife of foundational Ibrahim / Abraham + foundational mother of foundational Ismail / Ishmael (foundational ancestor of foundational Arab peoples) + foundational famous for foundational running between Safa and Marwa hills seven times foundational searching for water for foundational baby Ishmael in foundational Mecca desert + foundational miraculous spring of foundational Zamzam gushed forth + foundational central to foundational Hajj Sa'i ritual foundational Islamic pillar + foundational ~2.5 million annual pilgrims foundational reenacting Hagar's run + foundational central to foundational Genesis 16-21 (Hebrew Bible) + foundational pan-Abrahamic matriarchal heritage; foundational also foundational Hijra foundational Prophet Muhammad's 622 CE migration from Mecca to Medina + foundational Islamic calendar starting point. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Islamic foundational heritage.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Arabic Hagar (Arabic). Foundational Arabic-Muslim feminine + foundational Arabic Hājirah one who migrates + emigrant + foundational from Arabic hijra migration + foundational Arabic form of Hagar + foundational Hajar / Hagar foundational central matriarch in Islamic + Jewish + Christian heritage + foundational Egyptian handmaid of Sarah + foundational wife of Ibrahim / Abraham + foundational mother of Ismail / Ishmael foundational ancestor of Arab peoples + foundational running between Safa and Marwa hills seven times foundational searching for water for baby Ishmael in Mecca desert + foundational miraculous spring of Zamzam gushed forth + foundational Hajj Sa'i ritual foundational Islamic pillar + foundational ~2.5 million annual pilgrims foundational reenacting Hagar's run + foundational Genesis 16-21 Hebrew Bible + foundational pan-Abrahamic matriarchal heritage + foundational Hijra foundational Prophet Muhammad's 622 CE migration from Mecca to Medina + foundational Islamic calendar starting point.

The name in its native script.

هاجرة
Transliteration
Hājirah
Pronunciation
/ həˈdʒiː.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hajira stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hajira · 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 · —

Hajiras before her.

Real people

In fiction
Hajar / Hagar
Wife of Abraham + mother of Ishmael + Hajj Sa'i ritual + ran between Safa and Marwa hills seeking water + Zamzam miraculous spring.
Genesis 16-21

Names connected to Hajira.

The number behind Hajira.

9

The Humanitarian

Hajira reduces to nine.

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic Hagar. Six letters. Hajira."
Shahd · Mother of one · Mecca