Rabab
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Unisex
Rabab is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “white cloud”. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Rabab mean?
Arabic
“white cloud”
Rabab bint Imra al-Qays, a wife of Husayn ibn Ali, is revered in Shia tradition as the mother of Sakina.
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Is Rabab a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rabab has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls and 19 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Rabab in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Rabab, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. 19 boys were also named Rabab in 2025 (1,473rd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Rabab of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Rabab in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were given Rabab or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #810, up from #1,051 for this spelling alone.
- Rabab 34
- Rabaab 9
In 2025, 64% of the babies named Rabab in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales.
Rabab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,288 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Rabab in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 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, 14 girls in the US were named Rabab, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. It first appears in the records in 1982. 9 boys were also named Rabab in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Rabab of any year since it first appeared, in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Rabab in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rabab in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Names like Rabab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab Safa Rahma Ruqayyah Hafsa Ayah Hiba Aaliyah Safaa Sumayyah Nusaybah Safiya
Other spellings of Rabab
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