How Many People Are Named Ruqaya?
An estimated 146 people in the United States have the first name Ruqaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Ruqaya peaked in popularity in 2023 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruqaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ruqaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
146
About 1 in 2,347,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
13 births
Total Registered
147
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruqaya
Ruqaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 147 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruqaya as a female name
Ranked #10,103 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (13 births)
Ruqaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruqaya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 82 babies were registered. While Ruqaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ruqaya by Decade
How has Ruqaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ruqaya by State
Ruqaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruqaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ruqaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruqaya?
We estimate approximately 146 people named Ruqaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,347,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruqaya a common name?
Ruqaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 147 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruqaya most popular?
Ruqaya reached peak popularity in 2023, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruqaya is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruqaya a female name?
Ruqaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruqaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruqaya Smith, Ruqaya Johnson, Ruqaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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