Nabhan
Nabhan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Nabhan Garcia, Brazilian politician and farmer, secretary of the Bolsonaro government Gary Paul Nabhan, American agricultural ecologist, ethnobotanist, Ecumenical Franciscan Brother and author Jassim Al-Nabhan, Kuwaiti actor Khaled Nabhan (1969–2024), Palestinian social media personality, killed by Israeli airstrike Saleh Ali Saleh…
Meaning & Origin of Nabhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nabhan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Nabhan Garcia, Brazilian politician and farmer, secretary of the Bolsonaro government Gary Paul Nabhan, American agricultural ecologist, ethnobotanist, Ecumenical Franciscan Brother and author Jassim Al-Nabhan, Kuwaiti actor Khaled Nabhan (1969–2024), Palestinian social media personality, killed by Israeli airstrike Saleh Ali Saleh…
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The Story of Nabhan
Nabhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Nabhans were born — ranking #7,734 that year. As of 2026, Nabhan ranks #7,734 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 31 Nabhans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nabhan
Nabhan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 31 births in the dataset. Nabhan's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,734. Use the chart and map above to compare Nabhan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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