Raabia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RAB-ee-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Raabia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “fourth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Raabia mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rabia; from Rabi'a
“fourth”
Rabia al-Adawiyya of Basra was an 8th-century Sufi mystic, said to be so named as her parents' fourth daughter.
Meaning borrowed from Rabia. More on Wiktionary.
Is Raabia a girl's or a boy's name?
Raabia is a girls' name.
How popular is Raabia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 6 girls.
Raabia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Raabia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia, Habiba, Faiza, Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Saba, Safiya, Humaira, Rahma, Rabia, Sabiha
Names related to Raabia
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) 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, “Raabia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raabia, updated 20 October 2026.