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The baby name Rabia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English (common): RAH-bee-ah (/ˈrɑːbiə/ or /ˈræbiə/); Arabic: [raːˈbiːʕa].

Rabia is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: English (common): RAH-bee-ah (/ˈrɑːbiə/ or /ˈræbiə/); Arabic: [raːˈbiːʕa]

What is the meaning of the name Rabia ?

The baby name Rabia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English (common): RAH-bee-ah (/ˈrɑːbiə/ or /ˈræbiə/); Arabic: [raːˈbiːʕa].

Rabia is Arabic in Origin.

Rabia is an Arabic given name with layered etymologies. In classical Arabic Rābiʿa (رابعة) is the feminine form of “fourth,” often bestowed on a fourth-born daughter; another near-homophone Rabīʿ (ربيع) evokes “springtime, freshness, verdure.” Because English flattens the vowels and the final ʿayn, both streams surface as Rabia, yielding the senses “the fourth” and “spring.”

Used across the Arabic-speaking world and in Persian, Turkish, and Urdu contexts, the name gained renown through the 8th‑century mystic Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya of Basra and the 10th‑century poet Rābiʿa Balkhī, anchoring it in Sufi and literary tradition. Common variants and transliterations include Rābiʿa, Rabi’a, Rabiah, Rabya, Rabiya, Rabea, Rabeea, and Rabeeah; Turkish and Urdu typically prefer Rabia/Rabiya. Related masculine forms are Rabīʿ (ربيع, “springtime”) and Rābiʿ (رابع, “fourth”).

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Rabia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2015 #1 — 426
Ireland Girls 2003 #1 — 735
ET Girls 0 #13 4 372
DJ 0 #17 1 322
DJ Girls 0 #27 3 488
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
AF Girls 0 #62 33 2,402
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AF 0 #73 4 1,883
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
OM 0 #106 11 6,215
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
AE Girls 0 #110 634 20,968
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
Norway Girls 2014 #128 4 499
SA Girls 0 #129 1,862 25,931
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
TR 0 #145 17,323 19,440
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
AE 0 #160 18 10,220
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
OM Girls 0 #180 229 15,987
DK 0 #186 18 5,198
Sweden Girls 2018 #187 2 1,665
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
Belgium Girls 2007 #194 21 407
QA Girls 0 #200 118 15,378
MA 0 #208 5,657 20,986
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
GR Girls 0 #222 21 6,293
LY 0 #222 413 12,703
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
DK Girls 0 #233 85 7,429
BD 0 #234 8 5,992
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
SA 0 #240 56 10,560
TN 0 #241 1,695 13,765
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NG 0 #270 3 5,926
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
Canada Girls 2024 #274 12 2,795
JO Girls 0 #276 50 7,570
IL 0 #278 5 6,291
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
BD Girls 0 #282 105 8,413
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
SD Girls 0 #296 50 7,678
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
GH Girls 0 #313 12 6,973
KZ Girls 0 #325 8 5,862
Austria Girls 0 #328 93 1,885
DK Boys 0 #328 5 7,401
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
YE 0 #349 33 8,639
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
MU Girls 0 #355 8 8,539
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
NL 0 #359 33 2,481
France Boys 1994 #360 3 1,917
JO Boys 0 #367 11 7,057
Finland Girls 0 #368 24 1,368
DZ 0 #369 1,677 20,130
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
Germany 0 #382 56 2,542
France Girls 2021 #387 19 3,185
EG 0 #387 14 6,387
KW Girls 0 #410 106 19,177
SD Boys 0 #413 33 10,523
ZA 0 #416 32 14,421
PH Girls 0 #425 5 13,098
Spain 0 #443 10 2,326
BH 0 #445 109 17,937
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
IQ Girls 0 #472 33 11,303
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
RU Girls 0 #484 15 11,913
EG Boys 0 #497 475 15,035
PS Boys 0 #503 46 10,655
Germany Girls 0 #506 390 4,949
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
PS Girls 0 #510 14 10,981
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
IL Boys 0 #522 86 10,983
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
SY 0 #532 206 11,684
LB 0 #541 118 13,263
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
CM Girls 0 #555 6 11,671
NL Girls 0 #555 449 5,933
IN Girls 0 #560 72 13,121
SG Girls 0 #561 26 18,916
BD Boys 0 #567 10 10,045
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
NG Girls 0 #596 196 15,093
IL Girls 0 #603 15 11,648
HK Girls 0 #642 9 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #658 10 13,071
QA Boys 0 #686 22 18,093
Finland Girls 2026 #696 43 3,895
IT 0 #705 10 4,183
KW Boys 0 #735 35 18,755
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
ZA Girls 0 #763 415 25,928
OM Boys 0 #803 79 17,948
Spain Girls 0 #809 175 5,561
EG Girls 0 #882 78 14,742
MY Girls 0 #898 97 24,821
United States Girls 2024 #906 11 8,487
Spain Boys 0 #906 25 5,610
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #932 21 5,697
NL Boys 0 #939 13 5,873
BR Girls 0 #991 2 12,708
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,011 82 22,615
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,033 7 16,750
IT Girls 0 #1,106 347 9,415
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
SA Boys 0 #1,253 364 28,008
ZA Boys 0 #1,268 5 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,370 102 10,046

Rabia is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Norway
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Rabia

Rabia is predominantly a girl's name.
Rabia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced English (common): RAH-bee-ah (/ˈrɑːbiə/ or /ˈræbiə/); Arabic: [raːˈbiːʕa].
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Rābiʿa, Rabiah, Rabi'a, Rabiyah, Rabiya and Rabeya.
Yes, very popular — Rabia ranked #1 in Germany in 2015, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Rabia ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2015).
Rabia's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #377 in 2011 to #387 in 2021 in France.