Hiba
Feminine · “gift”
Hiba is a gift in Arabic — specifically one given freely, without expectation of return, which Arabic distinguishes from other kinds.
How old is the name Hiba?
Hiba first appears in US birth records in 1981 — 44 years ago. The typical Hiba alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 2,100 people named Hiba are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Hiba most popular?
Hiba peaked in 2023, reaching #2062 nationally. Today it ranks #2173, 111 places below that high. See the whole 2023 chart.
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Where it comes from
From wahaba to Hiba
The story of Hiba
Islamic jurisprudence treats hiba as a defined legal act with its own rules, distinct from sadaqa and from inheritance — a gift made in life and without return. Al-Wahhab, the Bestower, is among the ninety-nine divine names. Hiba is standard across Arabic naming and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
gift, donation
From the Arabic hiba, 'gift' or 'grant', from wahaba, 'to give'. In Islamic law hiba is a specific category — a transfer made without consideration, distinguished from a sale or a bequest. Wahhab, 'the Bestower', is a divine name from the same root. The Arabic is documented.
How the name formed
- wahaba
- hiba
- Hiba
Related forms: هبة · Hibah · Hiba
Pronouncing Hiba
HEE-bah
Two syllables, stress on the first. Arabic gives the h a fuller breath than English.
Nicknames for Hiba
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1981
- Most girls named
- 202394 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2062reached in 2023
- Change vs 2024
- +6.3%85 in 2025, from 80
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Hiba in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- هبة in Arabic — transliteration
- Hibah in English — spelling variant
- Hiba in Urdu — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Texas.
Hibas among us
people named Hiba are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 18,909 born in 2025 was named Hiba
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Kambria test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Hiba's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Kambria climbed just as high around 2008, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Kambria's path sketches the road Hiba is walking now.
Hiba sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Hiba is headed
Hiba looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 20% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Hiba beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Hiba in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That hiba is a defined legal category of gift is a first-rate detail.
- The gift meaning is transparent and warm.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk in English.
- It reads as specifically Arabic and Muslim.
- Hiba and Hibah are both in circulation.
- It will need spelling out every time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Hibas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,100 people named Hiba are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Hiba in 2025?
- Hiba ranks #2173 among US girl names in 2025, with 85 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Hiba?
- About 1 in every 18,909 US girls born in 2025 was named Hiba — 85 in all.
- Will my child share the name Hiba with classmates?
- Hiba will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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