Entry № 2154 · Hebrew origin

Hagar Hagar — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HAY-gar /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Flight, stranger"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "flight, stranger".

Hagar (הָגָר) is the Egyptian handmaid of Sarah in the Book of Genesis — mother of Ishmael, ancestor of the Arab peoples in Islamic tradition. After being expelled, she was promised by God that Ishmael would father a great nation.

Hagar is widely used in religious families across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.

Sarah's handmaid. Mother of Ishmael.

The name in its native script.

הָגָר
Transliteration
Hāgār
Pronunciation
/ ˈheɪ.ɡɑːr /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hagar stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hagar · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Hagars before her.

Real people
Hagar
Common in religious families.
In fiction
Hagar Shipley
Heroine of Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel.
1964 novel

Names connected to Hagar.

The number behind Hagar.

2

The Diplomat

Hagar reduces to two — the number of biblical resilience.

Why families chose this name.

"Mother of Ishmael. Five letters. Hagar."
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