Biba
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BEE-bah
Biba is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Biba mean?
Biba was the name of the younger sister of Barbara Hulanicki, who gave it to her 1960s London fashion label.
Is Biba a girl's or a boy's name?
Biba is a girls' name.
How popular is Biba in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Biba in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Biba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
Names like Biba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Faiza Summer Salma Saba Habiba Farah Rahma Humaira Uma Fatma Hafsa
Names related to Biba
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Biba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/biba, updated 20 October 2026.