Rokia
How to say it: ro-KYA · /ʁɔˈkja/
West African form of Arabic Ruqayya meaning 'gentle, exalted' - common in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
Rokia was the 9,136th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.8-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,000 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 | #9,136 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 9 |
| Share of births | 1 in 368,371 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.8 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #6,000 |
| In France, 2025 | #756 among girls’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Rokia is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Rokia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #756 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Rokia
- Rokia Traoré (born 1974)Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist
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