How Many People Are Named Ruqayya?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Ruqayya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Ruqayya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruqayya 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 Ruqayya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
23 births
Total Registered
169
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruqayya
Ruqayya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 169 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ruqayya as a female name
Ranked #5,561 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (23 births)
Ruqayya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruqayya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 76 babies were registered. Ruqayya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ruqayya by Decade
How has Ruqayya 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.
Ruqayya + Last Name Combinations
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Ruqayya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruqayya?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Ruqayya 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 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruqayya a common name?
Ruqayya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 169 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruqayya most popular?
Ruqayya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruqayya is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruqayya a female name?
Ruqayya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruqayya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruqayya Smith, Ruqayya Johnson, Ruqayya 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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