Given name & surname
Habiba
“one who is dearly loved; sweetheart”·“one who is dearly loved”
Habiba is a feminine form of Habib. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Habiba carries the interpretation “one who is dearly loved; sweetheart.” Habiba is a feminine form of Habib. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Habiba is used as a feminine counterpart of Habib.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Habiba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 791
- 0 boys · 791 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,918 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,918 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 46 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,193 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Habiba’s family of names
Habiba is a feminine form of Habib. Habiba has a related form in Habibah. Habiba has a related form in Habeaba.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Habiba
- Habiba GhribiTunisian middle- and long-distance runnerborn 1984
- Habiba MsikaTunisian singer, dancer and actress1903–1930
- Habiba Bouhamed ChaabouniTunisian physician and human geneticistborn 1950
- Habiba Zehi Ben Romdhanemwanasiasa wa Tunisiaborn 1950
- Habiba AlsafarEmirati geneticist, biomedical engineer and academicborn 1977
- Habiba MarzoukEgyptian rhythmic gymnastborn 2002
- Habiba DembéléIvorian journalist
- Habiba MenchariTunisian feminist1907–1961
- Habiba Atta ForsonGhanaian football administrator and athleteborn 1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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