Habib is a distinctive choice, ranked #1613 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Habib in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1613
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About the Name Habib
Habib is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 230 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #686 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Habib is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Habib in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Habib
Hady Habib — Hady Habib is an American-born Lebanese professional tennis player.
Habib Lakhal — Habib Lakhal is a Tunisian wrestler.
Ben Habib — Benyamin Naeem Habib is a British-Pakistani businessman and politician who has been the leader of Advance UK, a British far-right political party, since its foundation in June 2025.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Habib
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Habib per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Habib in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Habib is rising: up 212 places since 2020, to #1,613 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #686 in 2001.
Habib is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Habib include: Hady Habib, Habib Lakhal and Ben Habib. Short summaries for each appear below.
Habib does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Habibs in the wild.
16
UK babies named Habib (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 212 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Habib
Almost certainly the only Habib in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Habib
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Benyamin Naeem Habib is a British-Pakistani businessman and politician who has been the leader of Advance UK, a British far-right political party, since its foundation in June 2025.