Girl’s name · African, Arabic

Haby

How to say it: a-BEE · /aˈbi/

West African short form of Habibatou, from Arabic Habiba 'beloved' - common in Senegal, Mali.

Haby was the 9,656th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.6-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #7,317 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#9,656for girls in 2025
1 in 414,417US babies
8born in 2025
#7,317projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Haby
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#9,656
Babies born in 20258
Share of births1 in 414,417
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.6
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#7,317
In France, 2025#625 among girls’ names, 55 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Haby is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 3 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Haby also love

Nicknames

  • Hab
  • Baby

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Haby is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #625 for girls in 2025.

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