US rank #9093 Girls' name Peak 1997 854 births

Rabia — #9093 US girls' name

854 babies named Rabia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s1511990s2572000s1892010s1352020s73
#9093
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rabia was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

30 babies were named Rabia in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rabia

The Social Security Administration has registered 854 babies named Rabia between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rabia currently holds the #9093 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rabia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 257 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rabia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 120 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rabia in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rabia 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 854 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.

Rabia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

854

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1997

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,093

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rabia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
30
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219751973 5

Rabia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
257 births that decade — 30% of Rabia's all-time total
1970s491980s1511990s2572000s1892010s1352020s73

Rabia by state

Where Rabia concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Rabia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
120 14.1%
#2 Texas
13 1.5%
#3 Illinois
12 1.4%
#4 California
11 1.3%
New York share of Rabia's total US births 14.1%
Even split

120 of 854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rabia?
854 babies have been named Rabia since 1973. It currently ranks #9093 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 30 births.
When was Rabia most popular?
Rabia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 257 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Rabia most popular?
The top states for the name Rabia are New York (120 births), Texas (13 births), Illinois (12 births).
How long has the name Rabia been used?
Rabia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rabia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rabecca, Rabab, Rabiah, Rabecka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2024 (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.