Rabab
A unisex name of Arabic origin, meaning fourth string of an oud musical instrument.
Babies a year
34
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#997
34 babies
Rabab by the numbers
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Rabab.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rabab. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rabaabspring; meadow9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayanwatered; verdant or irrigated land291 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raganlittle king; variant of Regan22 in the US (2017)
- Rajahking, ruler, prince14 in the US (2017)
- Rahatcomfort, rest, ease5 in the US (2017)
- Ramahelevated or high place5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean song or music
Like Rabab, each of these has song or music in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Melodysong, music2,046 in the US (2017)
- Carmensong; poem; possibly from mount carmel789 in the US (2017)
- Lyralyre, a musical instrument643 in England and Wales (2025)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rabab
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