Nubia Girl

How popular is Nubia?

#4,986 girl name in 2025

26 baby girls were named Nubia in the US in 2025, making it the 4986th most popular girl name.

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2,368living people named Nubia (est.)
25median age of people named Nubia
2,406babies named Nubia since 1880
1 in 127,513US babies born in 2025

Nubia popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#4,986 for girls (▼ 780 from 2024)
Babies in 202526 girls
10-year trendFalling (-41% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,533 in 2015, #2,549 in 2020
Peak year1993 (83 girls)
Highest rank#1,759 in 1993
First recorded1969
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Nubia is most popular

Babies named Nubia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (35 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
  3. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Nubia by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1960s6#6,615
1970s175#2,390
1980s400#1,935
1990s530#1,759
2000s590#2,328
2010s427#2,925
2020s278#2,549

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Questions

Is Nubia a boy or girl name?
Nubia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nubia were girls.
How popular is the name Nubia?
26 baby girls were named Nubia in the US in 2025, making it the 4986th most popular girl name.
When was Nubia most popular?
Nubia peaked in 1993, when 83 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,759 in 1993.
How many people are named Nubia?
2,406 babies have been named Nubia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,368 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
Where is Nubia most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Nubia was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.