Habiba
Habiba is a girl name of Swahili origin, meaning Beloved.
What Habiba means
Beloved.
Habiba sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Habiba comes from
Swahili names reflect East African, Arabic, and Bantu influences, and many mark the circumstances of a birth — the day, the season, or the family's situation at the time.
Habiba is recorded as Swahili in origin. Browse other Swahili names.
How popular is Habiba?
In the girl name rankings we track, Habiba falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Habiba
The thread we file Habiba under is Love — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Love
Names like Habiba
These share Habiba's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Freya — Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
- Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
- Mila — Gracious, dear.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Cara — Friend; beloved.
- Carys — Love; beloved.
- Charity — Selfless love and giving.
- Cherish — To hold dear.
- Chiaki — Love.
- Cordelia — Heart; daughter of the sea.
- Cordella — Heart; daughter of the sea.