Nabeel
Masculine · “noble”
Nabeel is the Arabic word for noble — and specifically for nobility of character rather than of birth, which the language distinguishes.
How old is the name Nabeel?
Nabeel first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Nabeel alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 1,200 people named Nabeel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Nabeel most popular?
Nabeel peaked in 1999, reaching #2098 nationally. Today it ranks #4050, 1,952 places below that high. See the whole 1999 chart.
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Where it comes from
From nabil to Nabeel
The story of Nabeel
Arabic has more than one word for nobility and they are not interchangeable: sharif is nobility of descent, karim is generosity, and nabil is nobility of conduct. Nabil has been a personal name across the Arab world since the twentieth century in particular, and reaches American and British records with families from Egypt, the Levant and South Asia.
Meaning
noble, generous
From an Arabic root about nobility and generosity of spirit; nabil describes a person who behaves well rather than one born to rank, which is a different word. The feminine Nabila is equally used.
How the name formed
- nabil
- Nabeel
Related forms: Nabil · Nabeel · Nebil
Pronouncing Nabeel
na-BEEL
Two syllables with the stress on the long second. English speakers often say NAB-eel.
Nicknames for Nabeel
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 200242 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2098reached in 1999
- Change vs 2024
- +4.0%26 in 2025, from 25
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Nabeel in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Nabil in Arabic — transliteration
- Nabeel in Urdu — same name
- Nebil in Turkish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Nabeels among us
people named Nabeel are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 65,695 born in 2025 was named Nabeel
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Obryan test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Nabeel's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Obryan climbed just as high around 1984, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Obryan's path sketches the road Nabeel is walking now.
Nabeel sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Nabeel is headed
Nabeel should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Nabeel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Nabeel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning with a precise sense — nobility of conduct, not of birth.
- Six letters and two syllables, easy to write and to say.
- Recognized across the whole Arab world.
- Nabil is the other standard spelling and relatives may prefer it.
- The stress moves to the front in English mouths.
- The Nab clip is an English verb meaning to seize.
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Frequently asked
- How many Nabeels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,200 people named Nabeel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Nabeel in 2025?
- Nabeel ranks #4050 among US boy names in 2025, with 26 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Nabeel?
- About 1 in every 65,695 US boys born in 2025 was named Nabeel — 26 in all.
- Will my child share the name Nabeel with classmates?
- Nabeel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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