Ruqayyah
Girl name
Ruqayyah meaning
Gentle, name of the daughter of the Prophet
Ruqayyah at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- رقيهAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #5,133 in 2024
Ruqayyah popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2010 | #10,447 | 10 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 |
| 2020 | #5,486 | 22 |
| 2024 | #5,133 | 25 |
All 39 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 |
| 1979 | #10,208 | 5 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 |
| 1982 | #6,370 | 10 |
| 1984 | #10,421 | 5 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 |
| 1994 | #13,429 | 5 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 |
| 1999 | #10,347 | 8 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 |
| 2002 | #15,431 | 5 |
| 2003 | #10,424 | 9 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 |
| 2005 | #7,890 | 14 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 |
| 2007 | #12,675 | 8 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 |
| 2010 | #10,447 | 10 |
| 2011 | #7,434 | 16 |
| 2012 | #9,108 | 12 |
| 2013 | #6,015 | 21 |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 |
| 2017 | #5,820 | 21 |
| 2018 | #6,247 | 19 |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 |
| 2020 | #5,486 | 22 |
| 2021 | #5,393 | 23 |
| 2022 | #5,168 | 25 |
| 2023 | #5,747 | 21 |
| 2024 | #5,133 | 25 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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