From my understanding, the name is only used by Christians, specifically Copts. It may be an Arab translation of an older Coptic name, Menrit, which means the same thing.
― Anonymous User 5/9/2024
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This name is also common in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Dagestan, and it's written as حبیب in Urdu, ХIабиб in Avar, Гьабиб in Lezgin, and Хӏябиб in Dargin.