Fajr

Popularity Trends

The name Fajr is the #7,470 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 269 recorded births since 1972. This represents the 3.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,447 (4.7% percentile) for all time with 269 births since 1972.

Fajr first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1972 (first recorded for girls in 1972). Birth data for Fajr is available in 26 out of the 52 years between 1972 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Fajr reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 2.3% percentile (ranked #935) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Fajr ranks #937 for girls (1.1% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 61.5% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Fajr".

1972 2023 19722023

Key Statistics

Total Births

269

Peak Births

Peak Year

2016

First Recorded

1972

Peak Percentile

2.3%

Current Percentile

1.1%

Peak Rank

#935

Current Rank

#937

Female statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Fajr", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Fajr.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Fajr's popularity from 1969 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Fajr at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Fajr range from Mirielle at 93.6% correlation to Harlee at 92.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 93.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Galilea with 8.4K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Mirielle with 493 births (100% girls).

Fajr's share of births peaked at 13.9 births per million for girls in 2016. It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (19% of peak) in 1997. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Fajr had 8.6 births per million, 61% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Mirielle

493

93.58% (very strong)

Avionna

869

93.46% (very strong)

Galilea

8,397

93.36% (very strong)

Heavenly

5,085

93.20% (very strong)

Rahma

1,367

93.16% (very strong)

Canaan

5,745

93.10% (very strong)

Defne

592

93.05% (very strong)

Wylee

555

92.97% (very strong)

Kye

5,584

92.88% (very strong)

Kanen

576

92.84% (very strong)

Daya

839

92.53% (very strong)

Harlee

7,979

92.51% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Fajr

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Fajr. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 66.7% confident that Fajr is pronounced as FAH-jer, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is fuhjr, at 18.2% confidence, with 1 syllables.

FAH-jer

66.7%

fuhjr

18.2%

fahjr

15.2%

FAH-jer (2 syllables)

66.7% confidence

F AA1 JH ER0

fuhjr (1 syllable)

18.2% confidence

F AH1 JH R

fahjr (1 syllable)

15.2% confidence

F AA1 JH R

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like F AA1 JH ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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