Habeeba
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ha-BEE-ba
- Origin
- Arabic
Habeeba is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beloved, dear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Habeeba mean?
Arabic: spelling of Habeebah, itself a spelling of Habiba
“beloved, dear”
Spelling of Habiba, the feminine of Arabic habib 'beloved'.
Meaning borrowed from Habeebah.
Is Habeeba a girl's or a boy's name?
Habeeba is a girls' name.
How popular is Habeeba in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Habeeba in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Habeeba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Habeeba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Humaira, Faiza, Salma, Safia, Saba, Sabiha, Fariha, Hibah, Fatma, Hanifa, Samira
Names related to Habeeba
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Habeeba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/habeeba, updated 20 October 2026.