Given name & surname
Haji
“born during the haji”
Haji is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born during the haji.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born during the haji.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haji through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 105
- 105 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 528 as a first name in 2020; 2,334 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haji’s family of names
Haji has a related form in Hajea. Haji has a related form in Hajee. Haji has a related form in Hajey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Haji
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Haji, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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