girl's name
Nubia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,522
Nubia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1993, when 83 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Nubia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 175 |
| 1980s | 400 |
| 1990s | 530 |
| 2000s | 590 |
| 2010s | 427 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 278 |
How popular is Nubia?
In 2025, Nubia was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nubia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nubia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nubia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nubia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nubia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nubia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nubia
How popular is the name Nubia?
In 2025, Nubia was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nubia a girl's or a boy's name?
Nubia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nubia most popular?
Nubia peaked in 1993, when 83 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Nubia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nubia currently ranks #5,095 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.