Total births
35
Girls' name · since 2014
Roqaya
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Roqaya, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 2014–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Roqaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 2014.
Roqaya has 35 recorded births among girls since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2014 to 2019.
- 35 total births
- 2014–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
35 girls have been named Roqaya since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 35
- total births
- 2014–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Roqaya was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
9 babies were named Roqaya in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Roqaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roqaya's full recorded timeline at 2017, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roqaya at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2014
Roqaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2019
- Peak year (2016)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Roqaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Roqaya's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Roqaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Roqaya? ▼
Since 2014, Social Security records show 35 babies named Roqaya. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 9 births.
When was Roqaya most popular? ▼
Roqaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Roqaya been used? ▼
Roqaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 6 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Roqaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roquel. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2014–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Roqaya: Baby Name Since 2014 - 35 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/roqaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Roqaya 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 July 2026.