babyNamedHabib
“beloved, dear friend”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 780th
- births in 2023–2025
- 165
- babies born in France
- 1 in 10,989
- +3.1% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1981
Meaning and origin of Habib
Habib means “beloved, dear friend” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Habib in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1981.
- Over recent years, Habib has been stable (+3.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Habib every 50 schools, all spellings combined.
Habib in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,589th boys’ name48 babies in 3 years1 boy in 17,216
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
94 babies in 3 years1 boy in 54,697+2.3% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Abib5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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