Rukia

Name: Rukia: recorded bearers, distribution and rank
Creator: Mondonomo
Published: 2026-09-12

given name · Swahili · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Rukia is a given name, most frequently recorded in Tanzania, where it is the 63rd most common given name. It appears chiefly in Swahili and Hindi, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: Applicative form of -ruka: to jump at, to jump on.

rarermore common

TZTanzania1 in 1.2K◐
KEKenya1 in 3.7K
UGUganda1 in 14K

carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.

: ≈548 ●
Sources: 80 ●
: 1 in 189K ◐

Meaning & origin●

Applicative form of -ruka: to jump at, to jump on

Sources 1

kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Where in the world●

Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.

Where Rukia is recorded, by country
Country						Most common spelling	Sources
TZ Tanzania	#63	11,295	3.5K rec.	—	1	Rukia	32
KE Kenya	#392	7,846	1.2K rec.	—	—	Rukia	31
IN India	—	470	245 rec.	—	1	Rukia	19
US United States	—	465	663 rec.	1 in 715K	465	Rukia	80
SY Syria	—	312	388 rec.	—	—	Rukia	6
FR France	—	125	115 rec.	—	—	Rukia	23
GB United Kingdom	—	107	74 rec.	—	—	Rukia	31
TR Türkiye	—	99	109 rec.	—	—	Rukia	6
JP Japan	—	96	82 rec.	—	—	Rukia	11
SA Saudi Arabia	—	57	25 rec.	—	—	Rukia	9
SE Sweden	—	54	50 rec.	1 in 189K	54	Rukia	5
PK Pakistan	—	43	6 rec.	—	—	Rukia	11
UG Uganda	#439	36	28 rec.	—	—	Rukia	16
EG Egypt	—	36	17 rec.	—	—	Rukia	12
MX Mexico	—	36	28 rec.	—	—	Rukia	5
MY Malaysia	—	34	30 rec.	—	—	Rukia	12
AR Argentina	—	29	18 rec.	—	2	Rukia	9
AE United Arab Emirates	—	18	13 rec.	—	—	Rukia	14
LY Libya	—	14	14 rec.	—	—	Rukia	4
FI Finland	—	13△	1 rec.	1 in 429K	35	—	1
BE Belgium	—	13	24 rec.	—	—	Rukia	4
DK Denmark	—	12	—	1 in 489K	12	—	—
BR Brazil	—	11	9 rec.	—	—	Rukia	9
PH Philippines	—	11	22 rec.	—	—	Rukia	5
PE Peru	—	10	13 rec.	—	—	Rukia	7
TW Taiwan	—	10	0 rec.	—	—	Rukia	4
LA Laos	—	6	0 rec.	—	—	Rukia	1
CN China	—	6	2 rec.	—	—	Rukia	5
PL Poland	—	4	—	1 in 9.6M	4	—	—
NO Norway	—	—	4 rec.	—	76	—	6
CA Canada	—	—	—	—	5	—	—
MD Moldova	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
EE Estonia	—	—	—	—	listed	—	—
AT Austria	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
GY Guyana	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
BI Burundi	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
DE Germany	—	—	—	—	1	—	—

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.

Languages●

Swahili20K49%
Hindi13K31%
English2.5K6%
Bangla1.1K3%
Arabic8552%

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Languages in which the name is recorded
Name	Records	Note
Swahili	19,779	49%
Hindi	12,728	31%
English	2,454	6%
Bangla	1,092	3%
Arabic	855	2%

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Rukia is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

Hindi given name14K records spelled Rukia9 spellings in the group
Most recorded in India, Tanzania, Pakistan, United Kingdom
Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu
Also written রকিয়া, রুকিয়া, রূকিয়া, Rūkįã
a separate given name359 records spelled Rukia2 spellings in the group
Most recorded in Tanzania
Also written Rúkía
Turkish given name135 records spelled Rukia3 spellings in the group
Most recorded in Türkiye, Syria
Also written Rükia

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Rukia is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

In Arabic, superior
as a nameAfrican Muslim Names
In English, Any bird of the genus Rukia, native to Micronesia.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

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Rukia in naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls), India, 1919–2015
Year	records
1919	1
1921	1
1924	3
1926	4
1927	2
1928	3
1929	2
1930	2
1931	7
1932	3
1933	2
1934	4
1935	4
1936	7
1937	6
1938	6
1939	5
1940	3
1941	7
1942	11
1943	12
1944	9
1945	11
1946	16
1947	6
1948	20
1949	12
1950	17
1951	26
1952	30
1953	28
1954	20
1955	20
1956	27
1957	22
1958	36
1959	33
1960	30
1961	33
1962	38
1963	39
1964	30
1965	51
1966	42
1967	59
1968	47
1969	56
1970	52
1971	61
1972	52
1973	52
1974	49
1975	56
1976	69
1977	74
1978	57
1979	61
1980	89
1981	85
1982	83
1983	127
1984	170
1985	126
1986	154
1987	172
1988	203
1989	207
1990	228
1991	323
1992	402
1993	471
1994	374
1995	344
1996	166
1997	130
1998	77
2007	1
2008	3
2010	6
2012	1
2013	6
2014	6
2015	1

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 83 years between 1919–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Attested in 24 sources across 16 countries.

Official registers attesting Rukia
Country	Register	Year	Count	Rank
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1993	471	—
US United States	Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex	2020	465	#21,666
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1992	402	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1994	374	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1995	344	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1991	323	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1990	228	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1989	207	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1988	203	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1987	172	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1984	170	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1996	166	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1986	154	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1997	130	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1983	127	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1985	126	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1980	89	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1981	85	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1982	83	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1998	77	—
NO Norway	SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)	—	76	#9,165
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1977	74	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1976	69	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1979	61	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1971	61	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1967	59	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1978	57	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1975	56	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1969	56	—
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	54	#12,990
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1973	52	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1972	52	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1970	52	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1965	51	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	1974	49	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2020	46	—
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	35	#13,980
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	30	#16,372
FI Finland	DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register)	—	13	—
DK Denmark	Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)	—	12	#7,116
US United States	SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)	2025	11	—
IN India	Instate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls	—	8	#11,211
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2023	5	—
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	2018	5	—
PL Poland	dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)	2026	4	#6,007
AT Austria	Statistik Austria — STATatlas Vornamen WFS (per-name time series 1984–2024)	2022	3	#1,861
US United States	Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex	2020	2	#21,666
GY Guyana	Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025	2025	2	#592
AR Argentina	RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present)	2022	2	#5,393
MD Moldova	e-services.md — living population register	—	1	#10,410
BI Burundi	CENI — Liste nominative definitive des candidats deputes 2025	2025	1	#16
AT Austria	Statistik Austria — Vornamen der Geborenen (1984–present)	2022	1	#3,415
TZ Tanzania	INEC Special Gazette 2021 — 2020 parliamentary election results	2020	1	#12
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	2015	1	—
IN India	naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)	2015	1	—
DE Germany	Stadt Düsseldorf Open Data — Vornamen Neugeborene	2020	1	—
DE Germany	Stadt Leipzig Open Data — Vornamensstatistik Neugeborene	2019	1	—
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	1	#84,303
EE Estonia	Siseministeerium — population register name list 2023	2023	—	—
DE Germany	Stadt München Open Data — Vornamen von Nulljährigen	2021	—	—

Reference works 1

Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Rukia?: We estimate roughly 548 people bear Rukia (counting its spellings and scripts) across 5 countries in our records.
In which country does Rukia have the most bearers?: Rukia is most frequently recorded in Tanzania, where it is most often spelled rukia.
How common is Rukia compared with other names?: In Tanzania, Rukia is the 63rd most common given name of 40,746 given names recorded there.
Is Rukia a male or female name?: Rukia is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What does the name Rukia mean?: Recorded meaning: Applicative form of -ruka: to jump at, to jump on

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About this data

● measured from records◐ inferred from the name graph○ machine-generated

Data snapshot 2026-09-12. Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rukia” — the 63rd most common given name in Tanzania. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.

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