Boys' name · since 1970
Nabeel
1,182 babies named Nabeel in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,628 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,076 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,182
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nabeel is the #4076 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,182 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Nabeel recorded 1,182 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #4076 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,628 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,076 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,182 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nabeel ranks #4,628 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,076 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,182 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,628 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,076 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,182
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nabeel's 1,182 recorded births place it above 89.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nabeel compares
1,182 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nabeel's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nabeel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nabeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nabeel splits its recorded history at 1999: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nabeel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Nabeel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (314 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Nabeel's strongest decade.
314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Nabeel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
309 births
- 2000s
2000s
314 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 314 births (27% of all-time use).
How Nabeel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nabeel's total volume
Nabeel by state
Where Nabeel concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 98 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 35 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
110 of 1,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Nabeel's data
- Nabeel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (314 total births) through the 2020s (135) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nabeels (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nabeel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nabeel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.