Girls' name · since 1996
Ruqayya
194 babies named Ruqayya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ruqayya is the #5193 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 194 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Ruqayya recorded 194 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #5193 nationally today, ahead of 70% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #20,144 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,193 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 194 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruqayya ranks #20,144 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,193 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 194 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ruqayya's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ruqayya compares
194 36th 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
Ruqayya's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruqayya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 194 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruqayya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruqayya's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruqayya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ruqayya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (98 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Ruqayya's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Ruqayya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 98 births (51% of all-time use).
Ruqayya by state
Where Ruqayya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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- New York records the most Ruqayyas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruqayya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Ruqayya 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.