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Nubia

Gender

Female

Origin

English
from Nubia
Egyptian
From Nubia (ancient name for Ethiopia)

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Place

Pronunciation

n(u)-bia

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #1765, 83 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4987, 26 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202526
202434
202361
202247
202142
202067
201953
201854
201756
201646

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #4063, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
20223
20214
2020–
20194
20184
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #3378, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence