MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hajira mean?
Hajira continues Hajar through Persian and Urdu. The name refers to Hagar, the mother of Ishmael in narratives shared by biblical and Islamic literature.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हाजिरा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hajira in Indian usage
12,784 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 12,682 records (99.2%).
- Recorded as male: 102 records (0.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 901 |
| 1950s | 1,496 |
| 1960s | 2,434 |
| 1970s | 2,986 |
| 1980s | 3,079 |
| 1990s | 1,434 |
| Other decades | 454 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,460 |
| Kerala | 4,094 |
| Assam | 1,897 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 446 |
| Tripura | 175 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 139 |
| Odisha | 126 |
| Manipur | 124 |
| Other states | 323 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Hajira / F | 7 | 3,333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hajira; Table_6, C3479 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hajira; Table_6, C3479
- Wiktionary: हाजिरा ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.