Muniba
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- moo-NEE-ba
- Origin
- Arabic
Muniba 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 Muniba mean?
Arabic: feminine of Munib, from Arabic munib 'turning to God'
“one who turns to God”
Feminine form of Munib, Arabic for one who turns to God in repentance.
Is Muniba a girl's or a boy's name?
Muniba is a girls' name.
How popular is Muniba in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Muniba in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Muniba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Muniba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Habiba Humaira Summer Safiya Faiza Salma Aaliyah Maliha Safia Zahara Nabiha
Names related to Muniba
More Arabic names
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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, “Muniba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muniba, updated 20 October 2026.