| Habiba | Bushra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beloved | Good news, glad tidings |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | hah-BEE-bah | BUSH-rah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (46) | 2014 (49) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Habiba | Bushra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 165 | 233 |
| 2010s | 343 | 346 |
| 2000s | 204 | 226 |
| 1990s | 49 | 167 |
| 1980s | 15 | 61 |
| 1970s | 15 | 0 |
The feminine of Habib, Arabic habiba (حبيبة) 'beloved, sweetheart', from the root h-b-b 'to love'.
Bushra (بشرى, bushra) means 'good news, glad tidings', from the Arabic root b-sh-r. The same root gives the verb 'to bring good news' and appears in the Quran.
Habiba and Bushra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Habiba means Beloved (arabic origin), while Bushra means Good news, glad tidings (arabic origin).
In US records, Habiba first appears in 0 and Bushra in 0, so Habiba has the longer recorded history.