The baby name Hadji is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɑːdʒi/ or /ˈhædʒi/ (approx. "HAHJ-ee" or "HAD-jee").
The baby name Hadji is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɑːdʒi/ or /ˈhædʒi/ (approx. "HAHJ-ee" or "HAD-jee").
Hadji is Arabic, Persian in Origin.
Hadji derives from Arabic ḥājjī (حاجّي), a title meaning “pilgrim,” specifically one who has completed the Hajj to Mecca. The term spread across the Islamic world from the early centuries of Islam as an honorific placed before a personal name; under Ottoman influence it also entered non-Arabic languages. In the Balkans it marked Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem (Hadži), and in many regions it later solidified as both a given name and a surname.
As a given name, Hadji appears in Arabic-, Persian-, Urdu-, Somali-, and Malay-speaking communities, as well as among Balkan peoples. Common variants and transliterations include Haji and Hajji (Arabic, Persian, Urdu), Hacı (Turkish), Hadži (Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian), Hadzhi (Bulgarian), and Haxhi (Albanian); related Greek surnames begin with Chatz-/Hatz-. The core meaning remains “pilgrim; one who has performed the Hajj,” not to be confused with the Hebrew name Haggai.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #369 | 15 | 11,440 |
| France | Girls | 1991 | #374 | 3 | 1,983 |
| DZ | 0 | #375 | 1,624 | 20,130 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #519 | 17 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #525 | 16 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #527 | 24 | 12,054 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| TN | 0 | #741 | 89 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #895 | 57 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #901 | 30 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #905 | 31 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #924 | 28 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,039 | 90 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,151 | 28 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,436 | 36 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,496 | 119 | 28,008 |
Hadji is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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