US rank #5838 Girls' name Peak 2014 764 births

Habiba — #5838 US girls' name

764 babies named Habiba in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s151990s492000s2042010s3432020s138
#5838
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Habiba was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

46 babies were named Habiba in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Habiba

The Social Security Administration has registered 764 babies named Habiba between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Habiba currently holds the #5838 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Habiba performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 343 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Habiba shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 133 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Habiba in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Habiba in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 764 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Habiba at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

764

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2014

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,838

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Habiba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
46
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919831972 7

Habiba by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
343 births that decade — 45% of Habiba's all-time total
1970s151980s151990s492000s2042010s3432020s138

Habiba by state

Where Habiba concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Habiba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
133 17.4%
#2 California
20 2.6%
#3 New Jersey
10 1.3%
#4 Ohio
10 1.3%
#5 Massachusetts
5 0.7%
New York share of Habiba's total US births 17.4%
Even split

133 of 764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Habiba?
764 babies have been named Habiba since 1972. It currently ranks #5838 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 46 births.
When was Habiba most popular?
Habiba was most popular in the 2010s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Habiba most popular?
The top states for the name Habiba are New York (133 births), California (20 births), New Jersey (10 births).
How long has the name Habiba been used?
Habiba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Habiba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haby, Habibah, Haben, Habsa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.