Misba
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mis-BAH
- Origin
- Arabic
Misba is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lamp”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Misba mean?
Arabic: spelling of Misbah
“lamp”
The word appears in the Quran's Verse of Light (24:35), which likens God's light to a lamp.
Meaning borrowed from Misbah.
Is Misba a girl's or a boy's name?
Misba is a girls' name.
How popular is Misba in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Misba in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Misba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Misba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Salma, Aysha, Saba, Fatma, Humaira, Iqra, Habiba, Sabiha, Farah, Taiba, Samira
Names related to Misba
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, “Misba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/misba, updated 20 October 2026.