Rabia
Rabia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Turkish, Urdu.
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Rabia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rabia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Turkish, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Urdu
The Story of Rabia
The earliest SSA record of Rabia as a baby girl name dates back to 1973, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Rabia — #3,716 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Rabia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rabia ranks #7,552 for baby girls with 14 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 882 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Rabia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rabia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rabia
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About the name Rabia
Rabia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 882 births in the dataset. Rabia's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #3,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Rabia'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.