Ruqayyah is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Ruqayyah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,335 for girl births in the United States (and #7,533 across all names), given to 33 babies. Ruqayyah was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 2025 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | #4,335 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #5,269 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #5,918 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #5,278 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | #5,537 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #5,629 |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | #5,431 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #6,475 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #6,002 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #5,104 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #6,418 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #7,246 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #6,207 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #9,604 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #7,716 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #11,091 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #8,376 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #8,036 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,678 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,627 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,249 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #11,157 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #17,558 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,629 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,861 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,160 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,921 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,665 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,504 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #15,228 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #13,077 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,992 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,459 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,426 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,745 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,758 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,974 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,503 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,235 |