An uncommon Arabic pick — distinctive and rare.
An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow.
Rabab is a girl's and boy's baby name of Arabic origin, the name of a traditional stringed instrument meaning 'white cloud.' The rabab is one of the oldest bowed instruments in the world, and as a given name it evokes music, beauty, and the soft luminosity of clouds drifting across an open sky.
Rabab climbed 3658 spots in the last 20 years — from #12468 to #8810.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 42 | ▲ |
| 2010s | 23 | ▼ |
| 2000s | 30 | ▼ |
| 1990s | 42 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 16 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #8810 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8376 |
| 2022 | 9 | #11026 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11941 |
| 2016 | 6 | #15799 |
| 2014 | 7 | #14232 |
| 2011 | 5 | #18922 |
| 2010 | 5 | #19178 |
| 2007 | 8 | #13625 |
| 2005 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2004 | 8 | #12468 |
| 2001 | 5 | #17298 |
| 1998 | 5 | #15961 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9626 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8666 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8571 |
| 1993 | 8 | #10307 |
| 1989 | 5 | #13913 |
| 1987 | 5 | #12703 |
| 1982 | 6 | #10122 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a girl's name, Rabab has also been given to 8 boys in the U.S. since 2024.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1982–2024) · Methodology