Hagar
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning flight; stranger; foreigner.
Hagar by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Hagar. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Names that come from Hagar
Forms of Hagar in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hagar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hajarstone, rock29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hananmerciful or compassionate25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayatlife43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hanahgrace, favor; a form of Hannah27 in the US (2017)
- Hawaaair, breeze; variant of Hawa21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayaamodesty, shame, bashfulness21 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Hagar, each of these has a traveller in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Isranocturnal journey; from the Quran153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aviafeminine form of avius, relating to birds or travel93 in the US (2017)
- Wendella form of Wendel; wanderer or seeker74 in the US (2017)
- Israanight journey; traveller by night21 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Hagar
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