Sobia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SOH-bee-ah
- Origin
- Arabic
Sobia is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sobia come from?
Arabic: probably a variant of Arabic Sabiha or Sabiyya
Is Sobia a girl's or a boy's name?
Sobia is a girls' name.
How popular is Sobia 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 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sobia in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sobia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
Names like Sobia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lydia, Victoria, Georgia, Francesca, Safia, Emma, Sophie, Sarah, Eleanor, Jessica, Anna, Emily
Names related to Sobia
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, “Sobia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sobia, updated 20 October 2026.