The first name Ruqayyah
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 82 girls were named Ruqayyah, making it the 483rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 96 births (#454).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ruqayyah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ruqayyah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 33 girls born in the United States were named Ruqayyah, the 4,335th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ruqayyah
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ruqayya bint MuhammadDaughter of Muhammad, 598–624
- Ruqaiya Sultan BegumEmpress consort of the Mughal Empire, 1542–1626
- Ruqaya Al-GhasraBahraini sprinter, born 1982
- Ruqayya bint AliDaughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib
Questions
- How popular is the name Ruqayyah?
- In 2025, 82 girls born in England and Wales were named Ruqayyah, ranking 483rd. Its peak was 2016, with 96 births.
- Is Ruqayyah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 552 US babies named Ruqayyah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ruqayyah most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 33 babies were named Ruqayyah, its highest rank at 4,335th.