Entry № 0163 · Arabic origin

Habiba Habiba — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ha-BEE-bah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Beloved"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "beloved".

Habiba (حبيبة) is the feminine form of Habib — from the Arabic root ḥ-b-b, meaning "to love." Habiba means "the beloved one" or simply "beloved." The masculine Habib is famously the title given to the Prophet Muhammad (Habib Allah, "the Beloved of God").

Habiba is one of the most popular girl's names across the Arab world, particularly in Egypt and the Levant. It is rising in Western records as Arab families bring it forward.

Beloved. The most direct Arabic word for what a child is.

The name in its native script.

حبيبة
Transliteration
Ḥabība
Pronunciation
/ həˈbiː.bə /
Root
ح‑ب‑ب · "to love"
Grammatical form

Where Habiba stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Habiba · last year
247 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Habibas before her.

Real people
Habiba Ghribi
Tunisian Olympic medalist runner.
born 1984
In fiction
Habiba
Common contemporary character name in Arabic fiction.

Names connected to Habiba.

The number behind Habiba.

2

The Diplomat

Habiba reduces to two — the number of love returned.

Why families chose this name.

"She is our habibti — beloved. The name simply made it official."
Reem · Mother of one · Cairo