Slender or from the city of Haifa
Derived from the Arabic word 'haifa' meaning slender or delicate. It is also the name of a major port city in Israel, which may have etymological roots in the Hebrew words 'hof' (shore) or 'yafe' (beautiful).
Less common today
Haifa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,547 in 2018.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Lebanese singer and actress
Iraqi novelist and political activist
First female Saudi Arabian filmmaker
