Hajra
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning migrant or journey; a form of hajra or hegira.
Hajra by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Hajra. In the US, 20 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hajra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hajiraemigrant; a form of Hajra or Hegira7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harafield plain; Japanese surname used as given name5 in the US (2017)
- Hajaravariant of Hagar, the Egyptian handmaid4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hajeravariant of Hagar, the Egyptian handmaid4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hajrah18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Haja6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Hajra, 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 Hajra
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