Rida is a distinctive choice, ranked #1603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rida in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1603
About the Name Rida
Rida has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 154 places in five years. It was most popular in 2011 at #858 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Rida 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 Rida
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Rida per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rida in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rida has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 154 places in the last five years. Its peak was #858 in 2011. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Rida 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 Rida include: Hany Abo Rida — Hany Hassan Abou Rida is the president of Egyptian Football Association since 2024, marking his second term after previously holding the position from 2016 to...; Ahmad Rida — Sheikh Ahmad Rida (also transliterated as Ahmad Reda) (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد رضا) was a Lebanese linguist, writer and politician.; Rida (Islam) — In Islam, rida (Arabic: رِضَا, riḍā, literally 'approval') is interpreted as satisfaction or "perfect contentment with God's will or decree"..
Rida does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ridas in the wild.
19
UK babies named Rida (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 154 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rida
Likely around 1 other Rida in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rida
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hany Hassan Abou Rida is the president of Egyptian Football Association since 2024, marking his second term after previously holding the position from 2016 to 2019. He is also a member of the FIFA Council, and a member of CAF Executive Committee.
Sheikh Ahmad Rida (also transliterated as Ahmad Reda) (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد رضا) was a Lebanese linguist, writer and politician. A key figure of the Arab Renaissance (known as al-Nahda), he compiled the modern monolingual Arabic dictionary, Matn al-Lugha, commissioned by the Arab Academy of Damascus in 1930, and is widely considered to be among the foremost scholars of Arab literature and linguistics.
In Islam, rida (Arabic: رِضَا, riḍā, literally 'approval') is interpreted as satisfaction or "perfect contentment with God's will or decree". Riḍā is often found rather vaguely within the English translation of the Qur'an, and in the life accounts of Sufi saints such as Rābiʻa al-ʻAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya (Rabia al-Adawiyya).
Rida Said al-Aytouni, was a Syrian eye surgeon and ophthalmologist and the leading educational reformer of Syria in the early 20th century. After World War I he reinstated the Arab Medical School in Damascus, becoming its first Dean and linking it to the National Hospital.