Muneeba
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- moo-NEE-bah
- Origin
- Arabic
Muneeba is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who turns to God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Muneeba mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muneebah; feminine of Muneeb, from Arabic munib 'turning to God'
“one who turns to God”
Feminine of Muneeb, Arabic for one who turns to God in repentance.
Meaning borrowed from Muneebah.
Is Muneeba a girl's or a boy's name?
Muneeba is a girls' name.
How popular is Muneeba in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Muneeba in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Muneeba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Muneeba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba Faiza Saba Safia Sabiha Fariha Humaira Nafisa Salma Waziha Aysha Fatiha
Names related to Muneeba
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, “Muneeba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muneeba, updated 20 October 2026.