Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ruqayyah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,335 Trend ↑ Rising 26%
Rank 2025
#4,335
among girls · ↑934 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Ruqayyah · +32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
33 babies
All-time total
552
#11,144 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Ruqayyah popularity over time

552 babies have been named Ruqayyah since 1977, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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
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1970s 15 2 – #6,235
1980s 29 3 +93% #6,758
1990s 64 6 +121% #6,665
2000s 108 11 +69% #8,036
2010s 187 19 +73% #5,104
2020s (to 2025) 149 25 +33% #4,335

Where Ruqayyah 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 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 37 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Ruqayyah

Ruqayyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,335 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 552 American babies have been named Ruqayyah. Its peak came in 2025, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Ruqayyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ruqayyah?

The median living Ruqayyah is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 500 people named Ruqayyah are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Ruqayyah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 33 #4,335
2024 25 #5,269
2023 21 #5,918
2022 25 #5,278
2021 23 #5,537
2020 22 #5,629
2019 24 #5,431
2018 19 #6,475
2017 21 #6,002
2016 27 #5,104
2015 20 #6,418
2014 17 #7,246
2013 21 #6,207
2012 12 #9,604
2011 16 #7,716
2010 10 #11,091
2009 15 #8,376
2008 16 #8,036
2007 8 #13,678
2006 14 #8,627
2005 14 #8,249
2004 8 #12,514
2003 9 #11,157
2002 5 #17,558
2001 12 #8,629
2000 7 #12,861
1995 7 #11,504
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Famous people named Ruqayyah

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

  1. 1 Ruqayyah bint Muhammad Daughter of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid (601–624) 598–624 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ruqayyah?

The median living Ruqayyah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Ruqayyahs are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Ruqayyah are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Ruqayyah are alive in the United States, based on 552 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ruqayyah in 2025?

Ruqayyah ranked #4,335 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ruqayyah?

552 babies have been named Ruqayyah in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ruqayyah most popular?

Ruqayyah peaked in 2025, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Ruqayyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ruqayyah rising or falling?

Ruqayyah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ruqayyah become more popular?

Ruqayyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Ruqayyah 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 Ruqayyah?

Well-known people named Ruqayyah include Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (religious figure).

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