Ruqayyah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning rising; ascension.
Babies a year
82
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#483
82 babies · up from #565
Ruqayyah by the numbers
In 2025, 82 babies in England and Wales were named Ruqayyah. In the US, 21 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 27 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ruqayyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ruqayyaascending; rising43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruqaiyahto rise; to ascend8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruqayahascending, climbing5 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)
- Ruwaydahsmall, soft, gentle3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Ruqayyah
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