Ruqayyah
#10,394 most common girls' name of all time · #17,261 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1977–2025
Rank among girls
#10,394
Rank overall
#17,261 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
552
Since 2016
240
Peak year
2025 #4,307
Best rank
#4,307 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 33/yr
Ruqayyah first appears in 1977. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,307 |
| 2024 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,209 |
| 2023 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,825 |
| 2022 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,229 |
| 2021 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,467 |
| 2020 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,564 |
| 2019 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,365 |
| 2018 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,352 |
| 2017 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,905 |
| 2016 | 27 | — | 27 | #5,057 |
| 2015 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,324 |
| 2014 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,105 |
| 2013 | 21 | — | 21 | #6,115 |
| 2012 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,305 |
| 2011 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,545 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,703 |
| 2009 | 15 | — | 15 | #8,211 |
| 2008 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,877 |
| 2007 | 8 | — | 8 | #13,036 |
| 2006 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,419 |
| 2005 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,069 |
| 2004 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,018 |
| 2003 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,761 |
| 2002 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,186 |
| 2001 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,433 |
| 2000 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,285 |
| 1999 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,766 |
| 1998 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,524 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,586 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,084 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,317 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,534 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,453 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,343 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,195 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,492 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,820 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,999 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,396 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,331 |