UK girl's name
Ruqiyah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2014. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ruqiyah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruqiyah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2014 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5691, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2007, with 3 births.
This profile covers 9 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2007 to 2014. 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.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Ruqiyah. 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 2015 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ruqiyah ranked #5691 for girls in England and Wales in 2014, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2007, when 3 girls were registered as Ruqiyah.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruqiyah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5691
2014
Births in 2014
3
Latest year
Peak year
2007
3 births
Estimated living
9
2026
Popularity
Ruqiyah over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruqiyah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2014. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ruqiyah, the clearest high point is 2007. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2014, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruqiyah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruqiyah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5717 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #5201 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Ruqiyah
- 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
Ruqiyah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruqiyah in the UK right now?
In 2014, Ruqiyah was ranked #5691 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ruqiyah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2007, with 3 babies registered as Ruqiyah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruqiyah in the UK?
A total of 9 babies have been registered as Ruqiyah across the 3 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.