Ruqaya comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Feminine Arabic name meaning "elegant"..
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How popular is Ruqaya?
2023peak year
The name Ruqaya reached its peak in 2023, with 13 registrations (ranked #8399). It had only entered records 17 years earlier, in 2006. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12689) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Ruqaya's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 147 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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