Nabilah
Girl · na-BEE-la · Arabic
Nabilah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “noble, honourable”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Nabilah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nabila; feminine of Nabil
“noble, honourable”
The feminine form of Nabil, from the Arabic root n-b-l, linked with nobility and excellence.
- Say it
- na-BEE-la
Meaning borrowed from Nabila.
Is Nabilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nabilah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nabilah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Nabilah, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nabilah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Nabilah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
Names like Nabilah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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