Misbah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mis-BAH
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Misbah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lamp”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Misbah mean?
Arabic
“lamp”
The word appears in the Quran's Verse of Light (24:35), which likens God's light to a lamp.
Is Misbah a girl's or a boy's name?
Misbah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Misbah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Misbah, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 42 girls.
Half of all the girls named Misbah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Misbah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 33 | #1,015 |
| 2007 | 42 | #830 |
| 2006 | 34 | #932 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 27 | #1,006 |
| 2003 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 2002 | 38 | #740 |
| 2001 | 31 | #832 |
| 2000 | 34 | #755 |
| 1999 | 34 | #752 |
| 1998 | 37 | #728 |
| 1997 | 30 | #840 |
| 1996 | 31 | #798 |
How popular is Misbah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Misbah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Misbah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
Names like Misbah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hibah Farah Safa Aaliyah Zainab Samah Sumayyah Ayah Afrah Hiba Ruqayyah Aaminah
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Misbah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/misbah, updated 20 October 2026.