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Hiyab

Girl

Meaning of Hiyab: Ethiopian: 'gift of God'

Hiyab is a girl's name most strongly associated with Ethiopian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7179th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1894th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7179

14 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1894

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

286

First recorded 2008 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 6 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 20 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 14 babies
US babies named Hiyab per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 31.

Gender split

22% boys · 78% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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