Ruqaya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning ascending; rising; a form of Ruqayya.
Ruqaya by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Ruqaya. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ruqaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ruqayyaascending; rising43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruqaiyarising; ascending; a companion of Muhammad9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruqiyarising; ascent; protection5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roqayarising; ascending5 in the US (2017)
- Ruqayahascending, climbing5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rukaya6 in England and Wales (2025)
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