Nabila
Nabila, and its variant spellings Nabeela, Nabillah, Nebila, and Nabeelah, is the feminine variation of the given name Nabil, meaning noble. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Nabila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nabila, and its variant spellings Nabeela, Nabillah, Nebila, and Nabeelah, is the feminine variation of the given name Nabil, meaning noble. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Nabila
Nabila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 29 Nabilas were born — ranking #4,605 that year. As of 2026, Nabila ranks #6,007 for baby girls with 20 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 787 Nabilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Nabila
Phonetically similar names — useful when Nabila is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Knobbly
- Nobbily
- Nobble
- Nobile
- Nubbly
- Knobble
- Anabela
- Nobbled
- Nobbles
- Nobly
- Nobley
- Niebla
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About the name Nabila
Nabila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 787 births in the dataset. Nabila's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,248. Use the chart and map above to compare Nabila'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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