Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2016
Rukaiya
22 babies named Rukaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17050
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
22 babies have been named Rukaiya since 2016, making it today's #17050 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rukaiya recorded 22 times among girls since 2016, holding rank #17050 nationally today, ahead of 4% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #17050 among girls today
- 22 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Rukaiya is currently the #17050 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 22 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17050
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Rukaiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17050
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Rukaiya was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
7 babies were named Rukaiya in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Rukaiya compares
22 8th percentile among 17,726 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
Rukaiya's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rukaiya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Rukaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rukaiya splits its recorded history at 2022: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rukaiya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#17,050
Active since
2016
Rukaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Rukaiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Rukaiya's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Rukaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rukaiya? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 22 babies named Rukaiya. Today it holds rank #17050 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 7 births.
When was Rukaiya most popular? ▼
Rukaiya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Rukaiya been used? ▼
Records for Rukaiya go back to 2016, giving 9 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Rukaiya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rukiya, Rukia, Rukaya, Rukmini, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Rukaiya
Nearby Names Like Rukaiya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rukaiya
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Rukaya Girl
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Rukmini Girl
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Ruka Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2024 (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. "Rukaiya: #17050 Girls' Name - 22 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rukaiya. 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 Rukaiya 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 June 2026.