Ruya
Girl · ROO-ya · Arabic
Ruya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “vision, dream”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Ruya mean?
Arabic: Arabic ru'ya; Turkish Ruya (Rüya)
“vision, dream”
Ru'ya is the Arabic word the Qur'an uses for a dream or vision, as in the story of Joseph; Turkish Rüya means dream.
- Say it
- ROO-ya
Is Ruya a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Ruya, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Ruya of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the girls named Ruya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Ruya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
How popular is Ruya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 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, 15 girls in the US were named Ruya, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Ruya in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ruya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Ruya
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