Rabia

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A few things about Rabia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Rabia

Rabia of Basri

Iraqi sufi and poet

Choose Rabia and your child shares a first name with Rabia of Basri, an Iraqi sufi and poet. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rabia, like who?” Rabia of Basri's Wikipedia article is available in 65 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 200,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Rabia, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rabia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRabia first shows up in US birth records in 1973, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 52 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1997, when it reached #3,716.
• 📉Then vs nowRabia was 2.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 78,740 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 200,000.
• 🍂TrendRabia has slipped 4,592 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,917. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Rabia means “spring”. Our records link it to African and Arabic roots.

About the name Rabia

Rabia is a girl name of African and Arabic origin meaning “spring”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-bia”. US birth records list Rabia for girls from 1973 to 2025, in 52 of those 53 years. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked #3,716 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #10,917, with 8 babies.

Origin:African namesArabic names