girl's name

Nubian

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 37

Nubian is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1999, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1999.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Nubian over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nubian by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 6
2000s 6
2010s 20
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Nubian?

In 2021, Nubian was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Nubian

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

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Sibling names for Nubian

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

Common questions about Nubian

How popular is the name Nubian?

In 2021, Nubian was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Nubian is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Nubian?

Nubian has 3 syllables.

When was Nubian most popular?

Nubian peaked in 1999, when 6 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.