Nubia
Nubia was the 5062nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1773rd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,481 places. More babies were named Nubia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,062 girls, down 2,487 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199383 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,406babies recorded
Nubia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,062 | 26 |
| 2020 | #2,575 | 67 |
| 2010 | #4,091 | 37 |
| 2000 | #2,363 | 66 |
| 1990 | #3,205 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,521 | 38 |
| 1970 | #8,914 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nubia, counting every spelling?
Nubia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nubia?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nubia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nubia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nubia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nubia?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Nubia are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 36. That makes Nubia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nubia by state
How common Nubia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Nubia
How popular is the name Nubia?
Nubia was the 5062nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1773rd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,481 places. More babies were named Nubia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nubia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nubia in the US.
Where is Nubia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nubia was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Georgia.