Girls' name · since 1986
Nabihah
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Nabihah, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
37 girls have been named Nabihah since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nabihah recorded 37 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2015.
- #38,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nabihah ranks #38,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #38,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nabihah's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nabihah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nabihah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nabihah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2015
- Peak year (1997)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nabihah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Nabihah's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nabihah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Nabihah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nabihah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1986–2015 (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 Nabihah 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.