girl's name
Rakiyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 489
Rakiyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Rakiyah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 214 |
| 2010s | 172 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Rakiyah?
In 2025, Rakiyah was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Rakiyah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rakiyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rakiyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rakiyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rakiyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rakiyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rakiyah
How popular is the name Rakiyah?
In 2025, Rakiyah was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rakiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Rakiyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rakiyah most popular?
Rakiyah peaked in 2008, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Rakiyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rakiyah currently ranks #7,115 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.