Rabia is a distinctive choice, ranked #1743 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rabia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1743
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rabia
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Rabia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rabia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rabia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 56 places in the last five years. Its peak was #597 in 1998. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
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 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-Alawi — 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 Siddique — Rabia Siddique is an Australian human rights and criminal lawyer, retired British Army officer, author, professional speaker and hostage survivor..
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.
17
UK babies named Rabia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 56 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rabia
Likely around 1 other Rabia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rabia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
meaning "Spring"
An Arabic, female name (Rābiʿah رابعة) or Rabeya literally meaning "fourth female" usually referring to the sufi mystic of the same name.
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 Siddique is an Australian human rights and criminal lawyer, retired British Army officer, author, professional speaker and hostage survivor. In 2008, she successfully sued the UK Ministry of Defence for discrimination after it failed to acknowledge the role she played in the rescue of two captured Special Forces soldiers in war-torn Iraq.
Rabia Khan is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She appeared in 13 One Day Internationals for Pakistan in 2001 and 2002.
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.
Miss Rabia Qari (Urdu: رابعه قارى) (also known as Rabia Sultana Qari) was the first Muslim woman Barrister of the South Asia and Pakistan. She was also the first woman elected Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) president in the 1960s, and the only woman to achieve this until Mrs Fakharunnisa Khokhar (or Fakharin Nisa Khokhar) was elected in 2005.
Rabia Bala Hatun was the legal wife of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty. She was the daughter of Sheikh Edebali and the mother of Alaeddin Ali Pasha of the Ottoman Empire.
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.