Ruqayya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning ascending; rising.
Babies a year
43
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#834
43 babies
Ruqayya by the numbers
In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Ruqayya. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ruqayya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ruqayyahrising; ascension82 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruqayaascending; rising; a form of Ruqayya12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruqaiyarising; ascending; a companion of Muhammad9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rumaysawhite antelope or gazelle74 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruwaydamoving gently; proceeding with care4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruqaiyahto rise; to ascend8 in England and Wales (2025)
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