Given name
Nabila
Nabila is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “daughter born into nobility; a highborn daughter.”
Original Arabicنبيلة
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “daughter born into nobility; a highborn daughter.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nabila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 763
- 0 boys · 763 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,042 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,042 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,328 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nabila’s family of names
Nabila has a related form in Nabeela. Nabila has a related form in Nabilah. Nabila has a related form in Nabeala.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nabila
- Nabila MounibMoroccan politicianborn 1960
- Nabila RmiliMoroccan medic and politicianborn 1974
- Nabila EspaniolyPalestinian Israeli psychologist, social worker, feminist, and peace activistborn 1955
- Nabila EbeidEgyptian actressborn 1945
- Nabila AghanimAlgerian cosmologist
- Nabila TiziAlgerian handball playerborn 1984
- Nabila RazaliMalaysian female singer, actress and host (born 1992)
- Nabilah LubisIndonesian writer1942–2026
- Nabila TaqiyyahIndonesian singer (born 2005)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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