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Rukiya

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 371

Rukiya is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Rukiya is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1974, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1973.

Rukiya over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rukiya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 107
1980s 65
1990s 65
2000s 37
2010s 16
2020s (to 2024) 20

How popular is Rukiya?

In 2024, Rukiya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Rukiya is used

England & Wales #7,104 3 in 2017
United States #16,801 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Rukiya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rukiya also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rukiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rukiya

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rukiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rukiya

How popular is the name Rukiya?

In 2024, Rukiya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Rukiya a girl's or a boy's name?

Rukiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Rukiya most popular?

Rukiya peaked in 1974, when 20 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.