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Ruqayya

Girl Arabic #5912 in 2023

Ruqayya is a girl name of Arabic origin.

Meaning of Ruqayya

Ruqayya is an Arabic female given name meaning "to rise”, or ”she who rises high”.

Popularity of Ruqayya

Popularity, 1996–2023

21 births in 2023

1996 2023

146 U.S. births recorded from 1996–2023.

Peak year

2023

21 babies

First recorded

1996

27 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.