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Nabil
OriginArabic
Meaning"highborn"
About Nabil
Pleasant and accessible and not as widely-used as some other African names.
Pronounced nah-BEEL.
As of October 2026, Nabil ranked #2589 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1595 in 1994.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,693 | 45 | 23.4 |
| 2015 | #2,183 | 63 | 32.9 |
| 2016 | #2,503 | 51 | 26.9 |
| 2017 | #3,051 | 39 | 21.1 |
| 2018 | #3,034 | 39 | 21.5 |
| 2019 | #2,721 | 47 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #3,622 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | #3,007 | 41 | 23.4 |
| 2022 | #2,455 | 57 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | #2,760 | 47 | 27.5 |
| 2024 | #2,770 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | #2,589 | 51 | 29.9 |
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