Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Habiba

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,918 Trend ↓ Falling 12%
Rank 2025
#4,918
among girls · ↑941 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
27
named Habiba · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 59,528
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
46 babies
All-time total
791
#8,804 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Habiba popularity over time

791 babies have been named Habiba since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 15 2 – #6,721
1980s 15 2 0% #7,534
1990s 49 5 +227% #6,964
2000s 204 20 +316% #4,796
2010s 343 34 +68% #3,451
2020s (to 2025) 165 28 -20% #4,297

Where Habiba is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 25 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Habiba

Habiba is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,918 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 791 American babies have been named Habiba. Its peak came in 2014, when 46 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Habiba stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Habiba?

The median living Habiba is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 19. An estimated 800 people named Habiba are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Habiba year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 27 #4,918
2024 21 #5,859
2023 32 #4,398
2022 28 #4,841
2021 25 #5,141
2020 32 #4,297
2019 31 #4,479
2018 32 #4,394
2017 35 #4,171
2016 25 #5,346
2015 28 #4,903
2014 46 #3,451
2013 40 #3,808
2012 38 #4,014
2011 41 #3,745
2010 27 #5,159
2009 27 #5,275
2008 31 #4,796
2007 21 #6,404
2006 25 #5,436
2005 21 #5,887
2004 19 #6,318
2003 10 #9,930
2002 15 #7,187
2001 22 #5,253
2000 13 #7,734
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 7 #8,653
1980 – –
1975 8 #6,721
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Habiba

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Habiba Ghribi Habiba Ghribi Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner b. 1984 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Habiba, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Habiba?

The median living Habiba is about 12 years old. Half of all living Habibas are between 7 and 19 years old.

How many people named Habiba are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Habiba are alive in the United States, based on 791 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Habiba in 2025?

Habiba ranked #4,918 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Habiba?

791 babies have been named Habiba in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Habiba most popular?

Habiba peaked in 2014, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Habiba a boy or girl name?

Habiba is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Habiba rising or falling?

Habiba is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Habiba become more popular?

Habiba is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Habiba in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Habiba?

Well-known people named Habiba include Habiba Ghribi (athlete).

Names like Habiba

Names that sound and feel close to Habiba: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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