Given name & surname
Habeeb
“one who is dearly loved”
Habeeb is a variant of Habib. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Habeeb is a variant of Habib. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Habeeb is a variant of Habib. An origin associated with Habib is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Habeeb through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 113 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,044 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,044 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 412 as a first name in 2020; 1,006 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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