Ridah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- REE-da
- Origin
- Arabic
Ridah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “contentment, approval”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ridah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rida
“contentment, approval”
From Arabic rida, contentment or satisfaction, used especially of God's approval in Islamic texts.
Meaning borrowed from Rida.
Is Ridah a girl's or a boy's name?
Ridah is a girls' name.
How popular is Ridah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ridah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ridah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Ridah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah, Aaliyah, Hibah, Safa, Zainab, Summer, Samah, Ruqayyah, Sumayyah, Aaminah, Umaymah, Rahma
Names related to Ridah
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, “Ridah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ridah, updated 20 October 2026.