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
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.
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)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
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
✨ 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.
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 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.