US rank #2757 Boys' name Peak 2015 1,910 births

Nabil — #2757 US boys' name

1,910 babies named Nabil in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s211970s1181980s2381990s4022000s4572010s4522020s222
#2757
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Nabil was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

63 babies were named Nabil in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nabil

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,910 babies named Nabil between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nabil currently holds the #2757 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nabil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 457 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Nabil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 239 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nabil in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nabil 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 1,910 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.

Nabil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,910

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2015

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,757

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nabil popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
63
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197619681966 5

Nabil popularity over time — girls

49 total births recorded since 1988 (Nabil as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
5101520 1992199119901988 16

Nabil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
457 births that decade — 24% of Nabil's all-time total
1960s211970s1181980s2381990s4022000s4572010s4522020s222

Nabil by state

Where Nabil concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nabil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
239 12.5%
#2 New York
223 11.7%
#3 Texas
48 2.5%
#4 Minnesota
34 1.8%
#5 Florida
26 1.4%
#6 Michigan
26 1.4%
#7 New Jersey
21 1.1%
#8 Ohio
11 0.6%
California share of Nabil's total US births 12.5%
Even split

239 of 1,910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Nabil appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nabil?
1,910 babies have been named Nabil since 1966. It currently ranks #2757 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 63 births.
When was Nabil most popular?
Nabil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 457 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Nabil most popular?
The top states for the name Nabil are California (239 births), New York (223 births), Texas (48 births).
How long has the name Nabil been used?
Nabil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nabil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nabeel, 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, 1966–2024 (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.