Hafsa

Meaning and origin of Hafsa

Popularity of Hafsa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Hafsa has been stable (+3.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hafsa every 9.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Hafsa in English-speaking countries

Hafsa ranks 213^th in England and Wales, against 196^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  213^th girls’ name685 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,121+8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  443^rd girls’ name81 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,907+2.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  423^rd girls’ name22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,472

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  655^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,632

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,477^th girls’ name441 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,957+8.4% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Hafssa (in French)40
• Hafsah15
• Afsa10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Hafsa

• Hawa
• Hana
• Noor
• Nayla
• Asma
• Tasnim
• Janna
• Norah
• Tesnim
• Selma
• Kenza
• Mona

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin