Girls' name · since 2006
Ruqaya
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 159 babies named Ruqaya, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
159 babies have been named Ruqaya since 2006, making it today's #8707 girls' name.
Ruqaya has 159 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8707 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #22,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,707 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 159 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruqaya ranks #22,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,707 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 159 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruqaya's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Ruqaya compares
159 32nd percentile among 17,297 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
Ruqaya's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruqaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 159 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruqaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruqaya splits its recorded history at 2016: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruqaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ruqaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Ruqaya's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Ruqaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (52% of all-time use).
Ruqaya by state
Where Ruqaya concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 159 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ruqaya's data
- Ruqaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Ruqayas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruqaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ruqaya 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 August 2026.