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Habib

Boy

Meaning of Habib: Arabic: 'beloved'

Habib is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3672nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3672

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

944

First recorded 1972 · peak 2019

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 23 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 21 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 28 babies2018: 24 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 32 babies2024: 33 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Habib per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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