Habiba is a distinctive choice, ranked #1362 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Habiba in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1362
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About the Name Habiba
Habiba has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 253 places in five years. It was most popular in 2005 at #634 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Habiba is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Habiba in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Habiba
Habiba Emad โ Habiba Emad Sabry Mohamed El Taher is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Women's Premier League club FC Masar and the Egypt national team.
Habiba Sadou โ Habiba Sadou is an Algerian international footballer who plays as a defender for Afak Relizane and for the Algeria women's national football team.
Habiba Islam โ Habiba Islam Pinky is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's cricket team as a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
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 Habiba
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Habiba per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Habiba in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Habiba is declining: down 262 places since 2020, to #1,362 in 2025. It peaked at #634 in 2005.
Habiba 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 Habiba include: Habiba Emad, Habiba Sadou and Habiba Islam. Short summaries for each appear below.
Habiba does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Habibas in the wild.
23
UK babies named Habiba (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 262 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Habiba
Almost certainly the only Habiba 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 Habiba
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Habiba Emad Sabry Mohamed El Taher is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Women's Premier League club FC Masar and the Egypt national team.
Habiba Essam Mohamed Hafez, commonly known as Habiba Essam 'Bibo' (Arabic: ุญุจูุจุฉ ุนุตุงู ) is an Egyptian professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Egyptian Women's Premier League club Al Ahly and a forward for the Egyptian national football team.
Gogo Habiba, also known as Habiba Sabaci, was a Fulani noblewoman and slave merchant who wielded significant political influence in Nupeland during the mid-19th century.