MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Habiba mean?
Habiba is the feminine of Arabic ḥabīb, beloved or a dear friend. Both forms derive from the root for love and affection.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हबीबा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
حبيبة
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Habiba in Indian usage
4,195 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling हबीबा.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 353 |
| 1960s | 636 |
| 1970s | 673 |
| 1980s | 1,144 |
| 1990s | 1,206 |
| Other decades | 183 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,180 |
| Bihar | 1,547 |
| Rajasthan | 227 |
| Other states | 241 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Habiba / F | 23 | 1,362 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Habiba; Table_6, C1381 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Habiba; Table_6, C1381