# Nabil (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/nabil/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Arabic |
| Meaning | “noble” |
| Pronunciation | [nəˈbɪɫ], 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,010 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,961 / 49 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 757, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Arabic نَبِيل (nabīl, “noble”).

## What it means

Nabil is grouped under noble.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 16 | 5,232 |
| 1990 | 15 | 6,038 |
| 1991 | 12 | 7,257 |
| 1992 | 6 | 12,832 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42 | 2,835 |
| 2012 | 48 | 2,581 |
| 2013 | 31 | 3,468 |
| 2014 | 45 | 2,693 |
| 2015 | 63 | 2,183 |
| 2016 | 51 | 2,503 |
| 2017 | 39 | 3,051 |
| 2018 | 39 | 3,035 |
| 2019 | 47 | 2,722 |
| 2020 | 30 | 3,625 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3,008 |
| 2022 | 57 | 2,458 |
| 2023 | 47 | 2,761 |
| 2024 | 47 | 2,781 |
| 2025 | 51 | 2,589 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29 | 958 |
| 2012 | 25 | 1,086 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1,339 |
| 2014 | 21 | 1,223 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1,121 |
| 2016 | 21 | 1,271 |
| 2017 | 26 | 1,097 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1,316 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,329 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1,781 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1,402 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,359 |

## People named Nabil

- Nabil Fekir, French footballer (born 1993)
- Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian and French footballer (born 1994)
- Nabil Ghilas, Algerian footballer
- Nabil Elaraby, Egyptian politician and judge (1935–2024)
- Nabil Emad, Egyptian association football player
- Nabil Fahmi, Egyptian diplomat
- Nabil Madi, Algerian athletics competitor (born 1981)
- Nabil Lasmari, badminton player
- Nabil Kebbab, Algerian swimmer
- Nabil Kassel, Algerian boxer
- Nabil Hemani, Algerian footballer (1979-2014)
- Nabil Kanso, American artist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.