girl's name

Nabila

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 4,620

Scotland

#656

1989 births

Nabila is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Nabila is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1982, when 165 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1956.

Nabila over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,340
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nabila by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 10
1960s 145
1970s 760
1980s 1,340
1990s 625
2000s 255
2010s 115
2020s (to 2025) 65

How popular is Nabila?

In 2025, Nabila was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Nabila is used

Scotland #656 3 in 1989
France #2,212 15 in 2025
Canada #2,399 9 in 2024
United States #7,034 16 in 2025
England & Wales #7,276 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nabila

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nabila also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nabila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nabila

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nabila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nabila

How popular is the name Nabila?

In 2025, Nabila was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Nabila a girl's or a boy's name?

Nabila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nabila most popular?

Nabila peaked in 1982, when 165 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Nabila a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nabila currently ranks #2,212 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.