NameTides

Fajr

Fajr was the #5,238 girls' name in the US in 2025 (24 babies), and #951 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Fajr as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Fajr as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Fajr as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#5,238 (24)#951 (37)#539 (5)#2,131 (10)
2024#11,122 (8)#1,541 (20)——
2023#7,247 (15)#1,863 (15)——
2022#7,631 (14)#1,326 (24)——
2021#7,250 (15)#1,454 (21)—#2,021 (10)
2020#12,142 (7)#1,687 (17)—#3,251 (5)
2019#8,597 (12)#2,040 (13)——
2018#6,010 (20)#1,711 (17)—#2,892 (6)
2017#6,808 (17)#2,090 (13)#808 (3)—
2016#4,990 (27)#1,920 (15)—#3,294 (5)
2015#8,447 (13)#1,711 (17)—#2,891 (6)
2014#14,558 (6)#1,882 (15)——
2013#13,150 (7)#2,313 (11)—#3,286 (5)
2012#12,199 (8)#3,285 (7)——
2011#12,153 (8)#2,275 (11)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #4,990.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1972.

How common is it?

about 1 in 67,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Fajr is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 99,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 42,000 to 1 in 240,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Fajr by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Fajr (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FajrCanadaGirls#2,13110
FajrEngland & WalesGirls#95137
FajrScotlandGirls#5395
FajrUSGirls#5,23824