Habiba

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⭐ Famous Habiba

Habiba Ghribi

Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner

Choose Habiba and your child shares a first name with Habiba Ghribi, a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Habiba, like who?” Habiba Ghribi's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 59,524 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Habiba, 27 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Habiba would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHabiba first shows up in US birth records in 1972, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 53 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2014, when it reached #3,425.
• 📈Then vs nowHabiba is 2.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 138,889 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 59,524.
• 🍂TrendHabiba has slipped 615 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,878. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Habiba means “beloved”. Our records link it to African, Arabic and Swahili roots.

About the name Habiba

Habiba is a girl name of African, Arabic and Swahili origin meaning “beloved”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-iba”. US birth records list Habiba for girls from 1972 to 2025, in 34 of those 54 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #3,425 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,878, with 27 babies.

Origin:African namesArabic namesSwahili names