Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Swahili name meaning beloved.
Beloved, darling, lover, dear; Habib is also used as a term of endearment by adding a letter "i" to the ending for the masculine version Habibi, or "ti" for the feminine version Habibti. - Hebrew
- Dearly loved
- Persian
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Habib
Pronunciation
ha-bib
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3052, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3757, 29 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2016 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #872, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #313, 93 births); most recent 2023 (rank #745, 56 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 56 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2021 | 63 |
| 2020 | 60 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2016 | 61 |
| 2015 | 52 |
| 2014 | 45 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #629, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence