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The first name Nabila

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 3 girls were named Nabila, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 25 births (#1,126).

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415
babies named Nabila, 1996–2025
#5,927
rank in 2025
2007
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nabila with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Nabila at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 16 girls born in the United States were named Nabila, the 7,042nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 29 were.

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763
babies named Nabila since 1880
#7,042
rank in 2025
2021
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Nabila

3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Nabila Ebeid
    Egyptian actress, born 1945
  • Nabila Aghanim
    Algerian cosmologist
  • Nabila Tizi
    Algerian handball player, born 1984

Questions

How popular is the name Nabila?
In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Nabila, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2007, with 25 births.
Is Nabila a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 763 US babies named Nabila since 1880 were girls.
When was Nabila most popular?
2021 in the United States, when 29 babies were named Nabila, its highest rank at 4,700th.