Declining since 2022, #6,838 for girls today.
Popularity of Nabila since 1977
Babies named Nabila per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 93 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 179 |
| 2010s | 191 |
| 2020s | 127 |
Meaning & origin
Nabila entered the U.S. baby name charts in 1977 and has seen modest use since. Its popularity peaked in 2021 at rank 683, but by 2025 it had fallen to rank 6,838, with only 1 in 100,454 babies given the name. The trajectory has been declining since 2022. While not widely used in the United States, Nabila enjoys greater popularity in Arabic-speaking countries and among Muslim families. It has not been recorded in any top state lists, indicating its distribution is sparse nationwide.
Nabila is the feminine form of the Arabic name Nabil, derived from the root n-b-l meaning 'nobility' or 'excellence'. It has been used across the Arabic-speaking world for centuries, particularly in North Africa and the Levant, and gained some usage in English-speaking countries in the late 20th century.
“Nabila” around the world
Where Nabila lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
10
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Nabi, Bila, Lala
Variants: Nabeela, Nabyla
Sibling names for Nabila
Names that share Nabila's style, for a brother or sister.
