Ruqaiyah — #16111 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Ruqaiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Ruqaiyah between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruqaiyah currently holds the #16111 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruqaiyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ruqaiyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruqaiyah 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 67 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.