Rabia
How to say it: ra-BYA · /ʁa.ˈbja/
Arabic meaning springtime or fourth feminine - known from Sufi saint Rabia al-Adawiyya.
Rabia was the 10,052nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 19% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #11,535 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #10,052 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −19% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #11,535 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,126 among girls’ names, 20 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Rabia peaked in the 1990s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Rabia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Turkish.
In France: #1,126 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Rabia
- Rabia of Basri (710–801)Iraqi sufi and poet
- Rabia Kazan (born 1976)Turkish journalist
- Rabia Balkhi (born 1000)Persian poet, first woman poet of Islamic period
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