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Rabia

Rabia is a distinctive choice, ranked #2278 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Rabia in their class.

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UK Rank 2025
#2278
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About the Name Rabia

Rabia is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 56 places over five years. Its high point was #597 in 1998, and it now sits at #1743. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.

Rabia is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Rabia in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Rabia

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 Rabia

Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Rabia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rabia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rabia is declining: down 591 places since 2020, to #2,278 in 2025. It peaked at #597 in 1998.
Rabia 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 Rabia include: Rabia Nasimi, Rabia Al-Alawi and Rabia Siddique. Short summaries for each appear below.
Rabia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Rabias in the wild.
12
UK babies named Rabia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 591 places
Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rabia

Almost certainly the only Rabia 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

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About the Name Rabia

Meaning
meaning "Spring" An Arabic, female name (Rābiʿah رابعة) or Rabeya literally meaning "fourth female" usually referring to the sufi mystic of the same name.

Famous People Named Rabia

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Rabia Nasimib. 1993
Rabia Nasimi is a former refugee who fled Afghanistan with her parents and siblings in 1999 and now campaigns for refugee rights in London.
Rabia Al-Alawib. 1995
Al-Mandhar Rabia Said Al-Alawi is an Omani professional footballer who plays as a left-Winger for Iraq Stars League club Duhok and the Omani national team.
Rabia Siddiqueb. 1971
Rabia Siddique is an Australian human rights and criminal lawyer, retired British Army officer, author, professional speaker and hostage survivor.
Rabia Khanb. 1985
Rabia Khan is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium.
Hamad Abu Rabia1929
Sheikh Hamad Abu Rabia was a Bedouin Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset.
Rabia Basri
Rābiʼa al-ʼAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya (Arabic: رابعة العدوية القيسية; c. 716 – 801 CE) or Rabia Basri was a poet, one of the earliest Sufi mystics and an influential religious figure from Iraq.
Rabia Khatoon
Rabia Khatoon is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023.
Rabia Qari
Miss Rabia Qari (Urdu: رابعه قارى) (also known as Rabia Sultana Qari) was the first Muslim woman Barrister of the South Asia and Pakistan.
Rabia Bala Hatun
Rabia Bala Hatun was the legal wife of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty.
Rabia Sultan
Rabia Sultan (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾabiˀa suɫtʰan]; Ottoman Turkish: رابعه سلطان, "spring"; died 14 January 1712) was the main consort of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed II and the last Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1692 to 1695.

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