Nubian — girls' name

What the Data Says About Nubian

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Nubian between 1999 and 2021, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nubian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nubian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nubian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nubian 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 37 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.