Girls' name · since 1972
Habiba
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 791 babies named Habiba, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 791
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
791 babies have been named Habiba since 1972, making it today's #4903 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Habiba recorded 791 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #4903 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #8,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,903 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 791 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Habiba ranks #8,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,903 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 791 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 791
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Habiba's 791 recorded births place it above 87.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Habiba compares
791 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Habiba's all-time total is 110% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Habiba | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 791 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Habiba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Habiba's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Habiba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Habiba by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (343 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Habiba's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Habiba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s
2010s
343 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 343 births (43% of all-time use).
How Habiba compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Habiba's total volume
Habiba by state
Where Habiba concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 133 | 16.8% |
| #2 | California | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
133 of 791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Habiba's data
- Habiba's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (343 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Habibas (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Habiba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Habiba draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.