US rank #6444 Girls' name Peak 2021 747 births

Nabila — #6444 US girls' name

747 babies named Nabila in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s931990s1552000s1792010s1912020s111
#6444
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Nabila was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

29 babies were named Nabila in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nabila

The Social Security Administration has registered 747 babies named Nabila between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nabila currently holds the #6444 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nabila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nabila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 104 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Nabila in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nabila 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 747 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.

Nabila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

747

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2021

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,444

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nabila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
29
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Nabila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
191 births that decade — 26% of Nabila's all-time total
1970s181980s931990s1552000s1792010s1912020s111

Nabila by state

Where Nabila concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nabila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
104 13.9%
#2 California
22 2.9%
#3 Minnesota
5 0.7%
#4 Texas
5 0.7%
New York share of Nabila's total US births 13.9%
Even split

104 of 747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nabila?
747 babies have been named Nabila since 1977. It currently ranks #6444 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 29 births.
When was Nabila most popular?
Nabila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nabila most popular?
The top states for the name Nabila are New York (104 births), California (22 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Nabila been used?
Nabila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nabila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nabiha, Nabeeha, Naba, Nabilah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.