Rahila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rah-HEE-lah
- Origin
- Arabic
Rahila is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “traveller”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rahila mean?
Arabic: feminine of Rahil, from rahala 'to travel or depart'
“traveller”
Feminine of Rahil, from the Arabic verb rahala, 'to travel or depart'.
Is Rahila a girl's or a boy's name?
Rahila is a girls' name.
How popular is Rahila in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 4 girls.
Rahila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Rahila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Faiza, Saba, Sabiha, Fariha, Safia, Waziha, Aysha, Nafisa, Fatma, Samira, Afifa
Names related to Rahila
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, “Rahila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rahila, updated 20 October 2026.