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The baby name Nabila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: [naˈbiːla]; English: /nəˈbiːlə/ (nah-BEE-lah).

Nabila is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: Arabic: [naˈbiːla]; English: /nəˈbiːlə/ (nah-BEE-lah)

What is the meaning of the name Nabila ?

The baby name Nabila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: [naˈbiːla]; English: /nəˈbiːlə/ (nah-BEE-lah).

Nabila is Arabic in Origin.

Nabila is the Arabic feminine given name Nabīla (نَبِيلَة), the counterpart to Nabīl. It derives from the triliteral root n‑b‑l, denoting nobility, refinement, generosity, and honor; the name conveys “noble,” “highborn,” and “magnanimous.” Pronounced nah-BEE-lah, it is admired for its elegant, virtuous sense rather than any single Qur’anic citation, making it broadly appealing across Muslim and Arabic-speaking communities.

Use spans the medieval Islamic world to the present, flourishing in North Africa, the Levant, and the Gulf, and spreading through Persianate and Ottoman influence to South Asia and Turkey. It is also common in Southeast Asia and among diasporas in Europe and the Americas. Established variants include Nabeela (Urdu/English), Nabilah (Malay/Indonesian), Nabileh (Persian), Nebile (Turkish), and the French-influenced Nabilla; the masculine parallel is Nabil.

Nabila has the following similar or variant Names

Nabila – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
BD Girls 0 #50 767 8,413
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
AF Girls 0 #60 35 2,402
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
AF 0 #71 6 1,883
ID Girls 0 #76 23 3,319
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
BN Girls 0 #89 18 5,459
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
KW 0 #103 14 5,216
OM 0 #104 13 6,215
MY Girls 0 #110 2,822 24,821
BD 0 #117 115 5,992
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
EG Girls 0 #125 5,789 14,742
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
JO 0 #136 5 2,158
AE 0 #166 12 10,220
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
MY 0 #172 170 12,352
Sweden Girls 2020 #179 2 1,663
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
DZ 0 #184 4,528 20,130
MA 0 #184 7,334 20,986
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
TW Girls 0 #190 90 8,139
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
Belgium Girls 1997 #199 23 426
OM Girls 0 #201 203 15,987
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
JO Girls 0 #207 126 7,570
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
QA Girls 0 #222 95 15,378
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
SD Girls 0 #225 122 7,678
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
TN 0 #235 1,814 13,765
EG 0 #240 196 6,387
JP Girls 0 #245 7 6,592
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
SG 0 #259 11 11,010
SA 0 #267 29 10,560
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
SA Girls 0 #276 959 25,931
Canada Girls 2024 #277 9 2,795
AE Girls 0 #277 294 20,968
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
DK Girls 0 #289 28 7,429
GH Girls 0 #313 12 6,973
YE 0 #314 68 8,639
MU Girls 0 #335 17 8,539
GH Boys 0 #336 10 8,138
LB 0 #343 390 13,263
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
NL 0 #380 12 2,481
Finland Girls 0 #381 11 1,368
KW Girls 0 #383 133 19,177
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
France Girls 2021 #395 11 3,185
SY 0 #406 386 11,684
SG Girls 0 #409 181 18,916
PS Girls 0 #412 113 10,981
LY 0 #418 120 12,703
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
ZA 0 #432 16 14,421
CM Girls 0 #433 108 11,671
MX 0 #438 8 8,339
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
IQ Girls 0 #484 21 11,303
BH 0 #487 67 17,937
IL Girls 0 #499 120 11,648
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #510 9 9,861
NG Girls 0 #523 290 15,093
BD Boys 0 #531 46 10,045
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
HK Girls 0 #543 73 16,104
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
CR Girls 0 #570 4 11,342
AR Girls 0 #587 13 8,289
IN Girls 0 #610 22 13,121
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
BO Girls 0 #644 8 9,488
Spain Girls 0 #657 352 5,561
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
IT 0 #705 10 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #714 25 3,895
SG Boys 0 #731 9 17,960
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
NL Girls 0 #741 216 5,933
Germany Girls 0 #771 68 4,949
EG Boys 0 #778 109 15,035
KW Boys 0 #798 9 18,755
CL Girls 0 #842 10 14,098
OM Boys 0 #862 20 17,948
United States Girls 2024 #899 18 8,487
BR Girls 0 #931 11 12,708
NG Boys 0 #993 9 16,906
MY Boys 0 #1,002 110 25,439
PE Girls 0 #1,006 5 14,861
CO Girls 0 #1,065 14 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,073 20 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,088 54 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,092 363 9,415
MX Girls 0 #1,151 33 17,781
TR 0 #1,171 41 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,460 12 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,510 105 28,008

Nabila is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Sweden
Brussels, Belgium

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People also ask about Nabila

Nabila is predominantly a girl's name.
Nabila is a 3 syllable name, pronounced Arabic: [naˈbiːla]; English: /nəˈbiːlə/ (nah-BEE-lah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Nabilah, Nabeela, Nabeelah, Nabilla, Nabīlah and Nebilah.
Across languages, Nabila has these equivalents: Nabil (male), Nabeel (male), Noble (English translation).
Yes — Nabila ranked #179 in Sweden in 2020, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Nabila ranks highest in Sweden (#179 in 2020).
Nabila's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #406 in 2011 to #395 in 2021 in France.