Rakia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rah-KEE-uh
Rakia is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Rakia come from?
Possibly a variant of Arabic Ruqayyah, or an invented blend
Is Rakia a girl's or a boy's name?
Rakia is a girls' name.
How popular is Rakia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Rakia in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rakia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Rakia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safiya Safia Summer Aliya Samira Zaira Farah Safa Ruqayyah Zahira Zainab
Names related to Rakia
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rakia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rakia, updated 20 October 2026.