| Hiba | Kalila | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | gift | Beloved, sweetheart |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HEE-bah | kah-LEE-lah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2023 (94) | 2019 (67) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hiba | Kalila |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 445 | 280 |
| 2010s | 656 | 420 |
| 2000s | 626 | 210 |
| 1990s | 334 | 151 |
| 1980s | 68 | 85 |
| 1970s | 0 | 22 |
From Arabic hibah 'gift, donation', from the verb wahaba 'to give'. Denotes a gift given freely from the heart, commonly understood as a blessing from the divine.
An Arabic feminine name linked to the root kh-l-l behind khalil 'close friend, companion, beloved'. Sources give both 'beloved/sweetheart' and 'dear friend'; the 'friend' sense is the more literal core, so treat 'beloved' as the affectionate extension.
Hiba and Kalila are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hiba means gift (arabic origin), while Kalila means Beloved, sweetheart (arabic origin).
In US records, Hiba first appears in 0 and Kalila in 0, so Hiba has the longer recorded history.