Girls' name · since 1977
Nabila
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 763 babies named Nabila, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,941 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 763
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nabila is the #6941 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 763 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Nabila recorded 763 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #6941 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #9,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,941 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 763 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nabila ranks #9,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,941 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 763 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,941 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 763
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nabila's 763 recorded births place it above 87.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nabila compares
763 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nabila's all-time total is 103% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nabila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 763 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nabila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nabila splits its recorded history at 2002: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nabila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Nabila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (191 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Nabila's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Nabila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 191 births (25% of all-time use).
How Nabila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nabila's total volume
Nabila by state
Where Nabila concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 104 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
104 of 763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nabila's data
- Nabila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 2020s (127) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nabilas (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nabila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Nabila 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.