Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1999
Nubian
Nubian has 37 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 37
- total births
- 1999–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
37 girls have been named Nubian since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nubian has 37 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2021.
- 37 total births
- 1999–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Nubian since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 37
- total births
- 1999–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Nubian was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nubian in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Nubian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nubian's full recorded timeline at 2016, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nubian at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Nubian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2021
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nubian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nubian's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nubian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nubian? ▼
37 babies have been named Nubian since 1999. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Nubian most popular? ▼
Nubian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Nubian been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nubian since 1999 -- 23 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Nubian? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nubia, Nube. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nubian's data
- Nubian's decade-level peak was the 2010s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nubian: Baby Name Since 1999 - 37 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nubian. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nubian 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 July 2026.