Lubaba
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- loo-BAH-bah
- Origin
- Arabic
Lubaba is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “essence, the best part”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lubaba mean?
Arabic: from Arabic lubaba, from lubab
“essence, the best part”
From the Arabic lubab, the core or essence of something; Lubaba bint al-Harith was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Lubaba a girl's or a boy's name?
Lubaba is a girls' name.
How popular is Lubaba in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 girls.
Lubaba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Lubaba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abeeha, Halima, Safa, Hiba, Hafsa, Nusaybah, Rahma, Amira, Fatiha, Khadija, Ayah, Waziha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, 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, “Lubaba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lubaba, updated 20 October 2026.