Girls' name · since 1981

Hiba

2,129 babies named Hiba in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,518 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,185 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,129
born since 1981
2010s
peak decade

2,129 babies have been named Hiba since 1981, making it today's #2185 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiba has been recorded 2,129 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #2185 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.

  • #4,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,185 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,129 born since 1981
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiba ranks #4,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,185 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,129 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,518 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,185 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,129
born since 1981
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%87.3%
Hiba vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Hiba's 2,129 recorded births place it above 93.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Hiba compares

2,129 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Hiba's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hiba Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,129 376 567,345
Peak-year births 94 21 19,840

Hiba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hiba's full recorded timeline at 2004, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hiba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
94
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
020406080100 19811989199520012007201320192025 85

Hiba by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (656 births, 31% of the file).

2010s was Hiba's strongest decade.

656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Hiba births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 656 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Hiba 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 Hiba's total volume

Hiba vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -52, 4.9%-35, 5.5%-56, 4.8%-24, 6.9%-43, 5.6%-106, 3.5%-41, 5.3%-35, 6.2%-40, 6%-27, 11.1%-32, 6.5%-102, 5.5%-134, 6.7%-146, 2.9%-108, 3.7%Hiba-45, 4.4%Hiba
Hiba vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Hiba by state

Where Hiba concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hiba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
242 11.4%
#2 California
178 8.4%
#3 Illinois
164 7.7%
#4 Texas
135 6.3%
#5 Michigan
96 4.5%
#6 Virginia
90 4.2%
#7 New Jersey
52 2.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
16 0.8%
New York share of Hiba's total US births 11.4%
Even split

242 of 2,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Hiba appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hiba?
2,129 babies have been named Hiba since 1981. All-time, it sits at #4,518 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,185 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 94 births.
Where does Hiba sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiba ranks #4,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,185 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hiba most popular?
Hiba was most popular in the 2010s decade with 656 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Hiba most popular?
The top states for the name Hiba are New York (242 births), California (178 births), Illinois (164 births).
How long has the name Hiba been used?
Hiba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Hiba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hibah, Hibba, Hibo, Hibaq. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hiba's data

  • Hiba's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (656 total births) through the 2020s (445) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Hibas (242 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.

Keep exploring Hiba

Nearby Names Like Hiba

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hiba

Names with a similar popularity rank to Hiba

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hiba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–2025 (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 Hiba 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.