Waqiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- WAA-ki-ah
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- Style
- New arrival
Waqiah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the inevitable event”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Waqiah mean?
Arabic: from al-Waqia
“the inevitable event”
Al-Waqiah, 'The Inevitable', is the 56th chapter of the Quran.
Is Waqiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Waqiah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Waqiah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Waqiah, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Waqiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
Names like Waqiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ruqayyah, Aafiyah, Sumayyah, Aaliyah, Nusaybah, Umamah, Umaymah, Aakifah, Azeemah, Musfirah, Safa, Safiya
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, “Waqiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/waqiah, updated 20 October 2026.