Habiba
Habiba is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Bengali, Hausa.
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Hausa
Meaning & Origin of Habiba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Habiba is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Bengali, Hausa.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Hausa
The Story of Habiba
American parents first put Habiba on the record books as a baby girl name in 1972, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 46 Habibas were born — ranking #3,424 that year. About 42% of every Habiba on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Habiba ranks #5,590 for baby girls with 22 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 809 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Habiba
Habiba is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 809 births in the dataset. Habiba's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #3,424. Use the chart and map above to compare Habiba's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.