Ruqaya

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Ruqaya: Recorded since 1998, it reached #1,411 in 2014, and it stood at #3,015 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#1411highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#3142
2000	#3247
2003	#4373
2004	#1715
2005	#3970
2006	#1983
2007	#2410
2008	#1914
2009	#2148
2010	#2589
2011	#1903
2012	#1809
2013	#1433
2014	#1411
2015	#1783
2016	#1749
2017	#2090
2018	#2187
2019	#2869
2020	#3447
2021	#3192
2022	#3533
2023	#2689
2024	#3015

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 27 years from 1998 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1998–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #3142 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #1411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Ruqaya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ruqaya in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	4	1 of 10	4
2000s	67	8 of 10	8
2010sbusiest	149	10 of 10	15
2020s	36	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 15 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Ruqaya appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1411 in England and Wales in 2014.

Ruqaya'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3015	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2689	9	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#3192	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3447	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2869	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2187	12	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2090	13	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1749	17	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1783	16	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1411	22	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1433	22	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1809	16	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1903	14	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2589	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2148	11	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1914	13	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2410	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1983	11	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3970	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1715	12	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#3247	4	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3142	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1998 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,411, first reached in 2014.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 22 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
22 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,015position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
22births registered in its largest year, 2013Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Mukhtar · #1411, 25y
Naiya · #1411, 24y
Saliha · #1411, 29y
Scout · #1411, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Mukhtar · #1411, 25y
Saliha · #1411, 29y
Scout · #1411, 26y
Hassaan · #1410, 26y

Ruqaya and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ruqaya without appearing here.

Ruqaya moved ahead of

Vicki Compare
In 2011 they stood at #3970 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #1809 and #5876.
Dianne Compare
In 2005 they stood at #3970 and #2970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #1983 and #5061.
Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2187 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #2869 and #5591.
Tracy Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #2449 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #3192 and #5581.

Moved ahead of Ruqaya

Amalie Compare
In 2002 they stood at #3247 and #3912 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2003 that had become #4373 and #965.
Frida Compare
In 2004 they stood at #1715 and #1836 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #3970 and #1934.
Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2869 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #3447 and #1939.
Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2689 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3015 and #1743.

Moved the opposite way to Ruqaya

Eabha Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ruqaya went from #1715 to #3015 while Eabha went from #4598 to #1262.
Fiadh Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ruqaya went from #1433 to #3015 while Fiadh went from #5742 to #374.
Noah Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ruqaya went from #1433 to #3015 while Noah went from #5742 to #1743.
Arlo Compare
Between 2015 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ruqaya went from #1783 to #3015 while Arlo went from #5730 to #1894.

Moved the same way as Ruqaya

Teddy Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ruqaya went from #1433 to #3015 and Teddy from #2460 to #5891.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1411 in England and Wales in 2014. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Ruqaya

Ruqaya at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Ruqaya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Popularity data

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Ruqaya at a glance

Ruqaya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Ruqaya appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Ruqaya and the names beside it

Ruqaya moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Ruqaya

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