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Rabia

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rabia: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #597 to #2499.200020052010201520202025#597#2499
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#643
1997#604
1998#597
1999#678
2000#782
2001#732
2002#809
2003#742
2004#638
2005#824
2006#1004
2007#1020
2008#1019
2009#1022
2010#1093
2011#1225
2012#975
2013#1075
2014#1272
2015#1601
2016#1370
2017#1628
2018#2499
2019#2040
2020#1687
2021#1866
2022#1849
2023#1575
2024#1743
2025#2278

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 23 of the 45 years from 1970 to 2014.

In 2014: #573 among girls in Norway, #1272 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1970–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1970

    First recorded at #460 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1970–2014

    Highest recorded position: #326 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1970–2014).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #326 in Norway in 1983.

Rabia's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#227812HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#174317HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#157519HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#184915HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#186615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#168717HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#204013HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#249910HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#162819HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#137024HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#160119HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#127226HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#107533HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#97537HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#122526HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#109330HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#102231HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#101930HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#102029HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#100428HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#82434HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#63847HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#74237HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#80930HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#73234HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#78229HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#67835HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#59743HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#60442HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#64337HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5734HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#6104HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5924HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5645HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#6344HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#38510HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4029HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5955HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4867HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4638HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5187HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#41410HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5337HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5377HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#4878HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#4958HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#6205HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#32613HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5975HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#6604HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#5915HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#6504HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#4607HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rabia is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Rabia, between 1970 and 2025, in 45 of those 56 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: highest position in 1983England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319702025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1970–201423#326 in 1983
England and Wales1996–202530#597 in 1998
Republic of Ireland20031#655 in 2003

Its high point came 20 years earlier in Norway (1983) than in Republic of Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1970; it appears again in 1979.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rabia

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1970–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #326 in Norway in 1983. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.