Girls' name · since 2006
Ruqiya
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Ruqiya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruqiya currently ranks #12681 among girls' names in America, with 71 babies recorded since 2006.
Ruqiya has 71 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12681 as of the latest data, more common than 27% 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.
- #31,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,681 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 71 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruqiya ranks #31,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,681 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 71 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruqiya's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ruqiya compares
71 20th 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
Ruqiya's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruqiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ruqiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruqiya's full recorded timeline at 2016, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruqiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ruqiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Ruqiya's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ruqiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Ruqiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Ruqiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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 Ruqiya 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.