UK girl's name
Rukayya
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Rukayya is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Rukayya popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3695, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 6 births.
This profile covers 24 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Rukayya is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 24 living people in the UK are called Rukayya. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Rukayya ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 6 girls were registered as Rukayya.
- • About 24 living people in the UK are estimated to have Rukayya as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3695
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2024
6 births
Estimated living
24
2026
Popularity
Rukayya over time
The chart below shows babies named Rukayya registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Rukayya, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rukayya by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Rukayya was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3695 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5340 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | #5545 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2738 | 5 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Rukayya
- Ruby 60,551
- Rebecca 45,764
- Rosie 35,558
- Rachel 19,034
- Rose 18,043
- Robyn 14,556
- Rosa 6,236
- Rhiannon 6,180
- Rachael 4,702
- Rebekah 4,395
- Rhianna 4,177
- Ruth 4,118
FAQ
Rukayya: questions and answers
How popular is the name Rukayya in the UK right now?
In 2024, Rukayya was ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Rukayya most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 6 babies registered as Rukayya in England and Wales.
How many people are called Rukayya in the UK?
A total of 24 babies have been registered as Rukayya across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.