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Nabil

Boy

Meaning of Nabil: Arabic: 'noble' or 'honorable'

Nabil is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2531st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2531

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,010

First recorded 1966 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 15 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 28 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 47 babies19901991: 44 babies1992: 35 babies1993: 41 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 46 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 39 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 45 babies2002: 60 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 47 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 39 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 48 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 45 babies2015: 63 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 41 babies2022: 57 babies2023: 47 babies2024: 47 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Nabil per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 63.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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