Hibaq
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hi-BAHK
- Origin
- Somali
Hibaq is a girls' name of Somali origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Hibaq come from?
Somali: Somali girl's name, root unclear
Is Hibaq a girl's or a boy's name?
Hibaq is a girls' name.
How popular is Hibaq in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hibaq in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Hibaq in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Hibaq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Habiba, Farah, Saba, Salma, Humaira, Safia, Fatma, Samah, Aysha, Ilham, Rahaf
More Somali names
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, “Hibaq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hibaq, updated 20 October 2026.