US rank #4227 Boys' name Peak 1999 1,156 births

Nabeel — #4227 US boys' name

1,156 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.

1970s481980s1301990s3092000s3142010s2462020s109
#4227
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Nabeel was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

45 babies were named Nabeel in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nabeel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,156 babies named Nabeel between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nabeel currently holds the #4227 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nabeel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 314 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nabeel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Nabeel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nabeel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,156 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nabeel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,156

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1999

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,227

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nabeel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
45
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219751970 6

Nabeel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
314 births that decade — 27% of Nabeel's all-time total
1970s481980s1301990s3092000s3142010s2462020s109

Nabeel by state

Where Nabeel concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nabeel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
105 9.1%
#2 New York
98 8.5%
#3 Illinois
35 3.0%
#4 Texas
29 2.5%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.4%
California share of Nabeel's total US births 9.1%
Even split

105 of 1,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nabeel?
1,156 babies have been named Nabeel since 1970. It currently ranks #4227 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 45 births.
When was Nabeel most popular?
Nabeel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 314 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Nabeel most popular?
The top states for the name Nabeel are California (105 births), New York (98 births), Illinois (35 births).
How long has the name Nabeel been used?
Nabeel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nabeel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nabil, Nabor, Nabi, Nabhan, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.