Recorded 1986–2020 Girls' name Peak 1991 93 births

Nabilah — girls' name

93 babies named Nabilah in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s312000s322010s192020s6
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Nabilah was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nabilah in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nabilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Nabilah between 1986 and 2020, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nabilah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nabilah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nabilah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nabilah 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 93 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.

Nabilah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

93

Since 1986

35 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1986

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nabilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1986

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Nabilah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 34% of Nabilah's all-time total
1980s51990s312000s322010s192020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nabilah?
93 babies have been named Nabilah since 1986. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Nabilah most popular?
Nabilah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Nabilah been used?
Nabilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 35 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nabilah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nabila, Nabiha, Nabeeha, Naba, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1986–2020 (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.