Nabil
Boy · na-BEEL · Arabic
Nabil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “noble, honourable”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 2,572nd for boys in the US (51 babies).
What does Nabil mean?
Arabic
“noble, honourable”
From the Arabic root n-b-l, linked with nobility and excellence; the feminine form is Nabila.
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- na-BEEL
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Is Nabil a girl's or a boy's name?
Nabil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 51 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nabil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Nabil, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 42 boys.
2025 had more boys named Nabil than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Nabil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. 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 Nabil or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #1,423 for this spelling alone.
- Nabil 20
- Nabeel 19
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Nabil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,166 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 36 | #864 |
| 2008 | 33 | #905 |
| 2007 | 30 | #935 |
| 2006 | 36 | #784 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 41 | #649 |
| 2003 | 33 | #720 |
| 2002 | 32 | #667 |
| 2001 | 28 | #707 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 29 | #667 |
| 1998 | 31 | #637 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Nabil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,572among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were named Nabil, making it the 2,572nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 63 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Nabil in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 77 boys in the US were given Nabil or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,726, up from #2,572 for this spelling alone.
- Nabil 51
- Nabeel 26
Girls were 36% of the babies named Nabil in the US in 1988, and 17% in 1992.
Nabil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #2,572 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,437 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,693 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,169 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,659 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,602 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,541 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,463 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,198 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,859 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,576 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,964 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,209 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,055 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,206 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,064 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
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