Nabihah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- na-BEE-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
Nabihah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “intelligent, noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nabihah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nabiha; feminine of Nabih
“intelligent, noble”
Feminine of Nabih, from an Arabic root meaning alert, aware or distinguished.
Meaning borrowed from Nabiha.
Is Nabihah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nabihah is a girls' name.
How popular is Nabihah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nabihah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nabihah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
Names like Nabihah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah Hibah Aakifah Umamah Safia Umaymah Habiba Samah Nabeelah Azeemah Faiza Sumayyah
Names related to Nabihah
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, “Nabihah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nabihah, updated 20 October 2026.