Nabeel
Boy · na-BEEL · Arabic
Nabeel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “noble, honourable”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Nabeel mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nabil
“noble, honourable”
A spelling of Nabil, from the Arabic root n-b-l, linked with nobility and excellence.
- Say it
- na-BEEL
Is Nabeel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nabeel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nabeel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Nabeel, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 45 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Nabeel than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Nabeel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were given Nabeel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #1,473 for this spelling alone.
- Nabil 20
- Nabeel 19
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales.
Nabeel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,178 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 34 | #900 |
| 2008 | 29 | #997 |
| 2007 | 29 | #953 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 43 | #634 |
| 2003 | 34 | #700 |
| 2002 | 37 | #606 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 34 | #606 |
| 1999 | 42 | #531 |
| 1998 | 45 | #497 |
| 1997 | 41 | #510 |
| 1996 | 36 | #529 |
How popular is Nabeel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Nabeel, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Nabeel in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 77 boys in the US were given Nabeel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,726, up from #4,049 for this spelling alone.
- Nabil 51
- Nabeel 26
Nabeel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,399 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
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