Haram
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning forbidden or sacred.
Babies a year
17
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1719
17 babies
Haram by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Haram.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Haram. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Harafield plain; Japanese surname used as given name5 in the US (2017)
- Hananmerciful or compassionate25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlihare meadow; modern spelling of Harley50 in the US (2017)
- Hareemsacred or forbidden21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayatlife43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hajramigrant or journey; a form of hajra or hegira32 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Haram, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Trinitythe holy trinity or three in one1,864 in the US (2017)
- Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Haram
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