Given name
Nubia
“a woman from Nubia; resembling a cloud”
Nubia is used as a given name. One Egyptian interpretation is “a woman from Nubia; resembling a cloud.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Egyptian interpretation is “a woman from Nubia; resembling a cloud.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Egyptian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nubia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,406
- 0 boys · 2,406 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,062 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,062 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 83 in 1993. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,253 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.
Nubia’s family of names
Nubia has a related form in Nubea. Nubia has a related form in Nubeah. Nubia has a related form in Nubiah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Nubbialikely variant
- Nubiannevariant
- Nubianavariant
- Nubiannavariant
- Nubiannvariant
- Nubianevariant
- Nubeahvariant
- Nubiahvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nubia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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