Hiba
Girl name · #2185 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 85 baby girls were named Hiba, placing it at #2185 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2890, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,176 girls born in 2025 was named Hiba.
The 44-year story
Hiba first appears in the Social Security records in 1981, when 11 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 94 babies and a rank of #2062. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Hiba per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Hiba in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Hiba is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Hiba will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Hiba is most common
State-level data for Hiba is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Hiba
Statistically, parents drawn to Hiba tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Liba, Habiba, Huda, Hawa, and Haya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Hiba | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #2173 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2303 |
| 2023 | 94 | #2062 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2445 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2958 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2890 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2632 |
| 2018 | 47 | #3346 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2835 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3060 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2890 |
| 2014 | 75 | #2412 |
| 2013 | 85 | #2187 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2770 |
| 2011 | 72 | #2511 |
| 2010 | 75 | #2476 |
| 2009 | 72 | #2568 |
| 2008 | 57 | #3017 |
| 2007 | 81 | #2348 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2916 |
| 2005 | 50 | #3126 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2589 |
| 2003 | 64 | #2522 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2352 |
| 2001 | 62 | #2487 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hiba a popular girl name?
Hiba ranked #2185 among girls in 2025 with 85 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2890.
When was the name Hiba most popular?
Hiba peaked in 2023, when 94 American girls received the name (ranked #2062 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Hiba?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,176 newborn American girls was named Hiba. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.