Hadja
How to say it: a-JA · /aˈdʒa/
From Arabic 'hajja' meaning 'female pilgrim to Mecca' - widely used as honorific and given name in West Africa.
Hadja was the 10,711th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 20% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #7,317 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #10,711 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 7 |
| Share of births | 1 in 473,620 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +20% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #7,317 |
| In France, 2025 | #567 among girls’ names, 65 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hadja is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hadja is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #567 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Hadja
- Hadja Lahbib (born 1970)Belgian politician
- Hadja Fatimata Ouattara (born 1950)Burkinabe politician
- Hadja Idrissa Bah (born 1999)Guinean activist
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