Heeba
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HEH-bah
- Origin
- Arabic
Heeba is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “gift”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Heeba mean?
Arabic: spelling of Heba; Arabic hiba, in an Egyptian-style spelling
“gift”
Meaning borrowed from Heba.
Is Heeba a girl's or a boy's name?
Heeba is a girls' name.
How popular is Heeba in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 4 girls.
Heeba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
Names like Heeba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hiba, Hafsa, Faiza, Habiba, Huda, Saba, Rahma, Aaliyah, Halima, Salma, Hibah
Names related to Heeba
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Heeba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/heeba, updated 20 October 2026.