Total births
47
Girls' name · since 2013
Ruqaiya
47 babies named Ruqaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16931
- among girls today
- 47
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
47 babies have been named Ruqaiya since 2013, making it today's #16931 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruqaiya has been recorded 47 times among girls since 2013, currently ranked #16931 nationally and more common than 4% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #16931 among girls today
- 47 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ruqaiya is currently the #16931 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 47 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16931
- among girls today
- 47
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Ruqaiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16931
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Ruqaiya was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ruqaiya in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Ruqaiya compares
47 14th 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
Ruqaiya's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruqaiya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ruqaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruqaiya's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruqaiya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#16,931
Active since
2013
Ruqaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Ruqaiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ruqaiya's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Ruqaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 36 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ruqaiya? ▼
Ruqaiya has been given to 47 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16931 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Ruqaiya most popular? ▼
Ruqaiya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Ruqaiya been used? ▼
Records for Ruqaiya go back to 2013, giving 13 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ruqaiya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruqayyah, Ruqayya, Ruqaya, Ruqaiyah, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Ruqaiya
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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, 2013–2025 (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. "Ruqaiya: #16931 Girls' Name - 47 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ruqaiya. 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 Ruqaiya 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.