Unisex name · since 2008
Hiyab
223 babies named Hiyab in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,793 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hiyab is the #7793 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 223 recorded since 2008.
Hiyab has 223 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7793 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #18,705 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,793 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 223 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiyab ranks #18,705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,793 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 223 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,793 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hiyab's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hiyab compares
223 39th percentile among 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
Hiyab's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hiyab | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 223 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hiyab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hiyab splits its recorded history at 2017: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hiyab popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Hiyab popularity over time - boys
63 total births recorded since 2012 (Hiyab as boys' name)
Hiyab by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Hiyab's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Hiyab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (56% of all-time use).
Hiyab by state
Where Hiyab concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 223 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hiyab's data
- Hiyab's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hiyabs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Hiyab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Hiyab 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.