Nabeela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nah-BEE-la
- Origin
- Arabic
Nabeela is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nabeela mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nabila, from Arabic nabil 'noble'
“noble”
A spelling of Nabila, the feminine of the Arabic nabil, meaning noble.
Is Nabeela a girl's or a boy's name?
Nabeela is a girls' name.
How popular is Nabeela in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 21 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nabeela in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nabeela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
Names like Nabeela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nafisa, Habiba, Faiza, Saba, Safia, Sabiha, Aysha, Salma, Fariha, Naima, Nabiha, Humaira
Names related to Nabeela
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nabeela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nabeela, updated 20 October 2026.