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UK girl's name

Tayyibah

A feminine Arabic name meaning "virtuous", "pure", or "pleasing".

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.

Tayyibah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Tayyibah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4192, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 34 births.

This profile covers 480 England and Wales registrations across 28 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 15% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 480 living people in the UK are called Tayyibah. 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

  • Tayyibah ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2003, when 34 girls were registered as Tayyibah.
  • Tayyibah ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #615 in 1990.
  • About 480 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tayyibah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4192

2024

Births in 2024

5

Latest year

Peak year

2003

34 births

Estimated living

480

2026

Meaning

What does Tayyibah mean?

Tayyibah is a feminine Arabic name derived from the root word "tayyib" which means good, pure, or pleasant. The name is believed to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula during the 7th century AD, around the time of the advent of Islam.

The name Tayyibah is closely associated with the Islamic faith and is mentioned in the Quran, the holy book of Islam. It is believed to be one of the names of paradise or heaven in Islamic teachings, representing a place of goodness, purity, and beauty.

One of the earliest recorded usages of the name Tayyibah can be found in the historical accounts of the life of the Prophet Muhammad. It is said that when the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina in the year 622 AD, they established a new settlement called Tayyibah, which later became known as Medina.

Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Tayyibah. One of the earliest examples is Tayyibah bint Shamardal (died 683 AD), a revered Muslim scholar and poet from Kufa, Iraq, who was known for her knowledge of Arabic literature and poetry.

Another prominent figure named Tayyibah was Tayyibah bint al-Husayn (770-835 AD), a highly respected Muslim scholar and hadith narrator from Baghdad. She was renowned for her extensive knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence and hadith, the recorded sayings and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad.

In the 11th century, Tayyibah bint Ahmad al-Naysaburi (1027-1090 AD) was a celebrated Persian poet and scholar from Nishapur, Iran. Her poetry explored themes of love, spirituality, and the beauty of nature, and she was highly regarded in literary circles of her time.

During the Ottoman Empire, Tayyibah Sultan (1592-1638 AD) was a prominent figure as the daughter of Sultan Ahmed I and the mother of Sultan Ibrahim I. She played a significant role in the political and cultural affairs of the Ottoman court.

In more recent history, Tayyibah Taylor (1904-1977) was an American blues singer and songwriter from Georgia, known for her contributions to the development of the blues genre in the early 20th century.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

Popularity

Tayyibah over time

The chart below shows babies named Tayyibah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 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 Tayyibah, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 34 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Tayyibah
09172634199620102024

Decades

Tayyibah by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tayyibah 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 #3792 26 4
2010s #1924 159 10
2000s #1068 246 10
1990s #1622 49 4

Geography

Where Tayyibah is most common

The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Tayyibah. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.

Tayyibah ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #615 in 1990.

Scotland
3

Across the UK

Tayyibah in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Scotland (NRS)

#615 in 1990

1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered

Related

Names similar to Tayyibah

FAQ

Tayyibah: questions and answers

How popular is the name Tayyibah in the UK right now?

In 2024, Tayyibah was ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.

When was Tayyibah most popular?

The peak year on record was 2003, with 34 babies registered as Tayyibah in England and Wales.

What is the meaning and origin of Tayyibah?

A feminine Arabic name meaning "virtuous", "pure", or "pleasing".

How many people are called Tayyibah in the UK?

A total of 480 babies have been registered as Tayyibah across the 28 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.

Where is Tayyibah most common?

In the latest published local rankings, Tayyibah ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #615 in 1990. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.

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.