Names Like Haji — Find Similar Baby Names
Haji is a 4-letter African boys' name meaning “Swahili Name Meaning "Born During The Hajj."”. This page collects 102 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Hadi and Hai, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -aji like Naji and Taji, and names sharing the “swahili” concept like Abasi and Abdalla.
For the full Haji profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Haji page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Haji
24 baby names that differ from Haji by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadi | 1 | Guiding To The Right | Arabic | Male |
| Hai | 1 | Old Name For "Shoe" Or "Fairy Shoe" | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hali | 1 | Sea | Greek | Male |
| Hani | 1 | Happy; Content | Arabic | Male |
| Hapi | 1 | A God Of The Nile | Egyptian | Male |
| Ha | 2 | River | Vietnamese | Female |
| Haani | 2 | "Day." Variants Include Aani, Haane, Haani, Ha'ane And Haani | Chamoru | Female |
| Habib | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Beloved." | African | Male |
| Hadu | 2 | Vigorous Battle Maiden | German | Female |
| Haig | 2 | From The Hedged Field | Armenian | Male |
| Hajna | 2 | Grace | Hungarian | Female |
| Hakim | 2 | Amharic Of Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Doctor, Medicine Man.... | African | Male |
| Hal | 2 | A Nickname For Henry Rules His Household. | English | Male |
| Hale | 2 | Lives In The Hall | English | Male |
| Halia | 2 | Remembrance Of A Loved One | Hawaiian | Female |
| Halig | 2 | Holy | Anglo | Male |
| Halim | 2 | Gentle And Patient | Arabic | Male |
| Hall | 2 | From The Manor | English | Male |
| Ham | 2 | Home | Anglo | Male |
| Hamia | 2 | A Syrian Goddess | Anglo | Female |
| Hamid | 2 | The Praised One | Arabic | Male |
| Han | 2 | Faithful, Moral | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hana | 2 | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Hand | 2 | Worker | English | Male |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Haji’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
4-Letter H-Names Like Haji
24 names that share Haji's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Haji's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Haji
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Haji.
Names That Rhyme with Haji
4 baby names that share Haji's last 3 letters — -aji. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Haji
2 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Haji — Haj-. Good for parents who like Haji's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.