Girls' name · since 1987

Hibah

397 babies named Hibah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,572 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,520 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
397
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade

Hibah currently ranks #15520 among girls' names in America, with 397 babies recorded since 1987.

Hibah has 397 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15520 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.

  • #13,572 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,520 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 397 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hibah ranks #13,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,520 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 397 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#13,572 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,520 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
397
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%10.2%
Hibah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Hibah's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Hibah compares

397 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

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

Metric Hibah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 397 376 567,345
Peak-year births 30 21 19,840

Hibah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hibah splits its recorded history at 2005: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hibah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
30
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
010203040 19871993199820032008201320182025 5

Hibah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Hibah's strongest decade.

177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Hibah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (45% of all-time use).

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

Hibah by state

Where Hibah concentrates geographically, total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Hibah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 4.3%
#2 Texas
12 3.0%
#3 Illinois
5 1.3%
New York share of Hibah's total US births 4.3%
Even split

17 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hibah?
Hibah has been given to 397 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,572 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #15,520 of 17,297. 30 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Hibah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hibah ranks #13,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,520 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 Hibah most popular?
Hibah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Hibah most popular?
The top states for the name Hibah are New York (17 births), Texas (12 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Hibah been used?
Records for Hibah go back to 1987, giving 39 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hibah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiba, Hibba, Hibo, Hibaq. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hibah's data

  • Hibah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Hibahs (17 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 Hibah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hibah: 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, 1987–2025 (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 Hibah 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.