Nabeel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1517 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Nabeel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1517
About the Name Nabeel
Nabeel is steadily gaining in popularity, up 31 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #470 in 1998, and it currently sits at #1517. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Nabeel is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nabeel
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Nabeel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nabeel in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nabeel is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 31 places over the last five years to #1517 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Nabeel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Nabeel include: Nabeel Shaukat Ali — Nabeel Shaukat Ali is a Pakistani singer.; Nabeel bin Yaqub Al-Hamar — Nabeel bin Yaqub Al-Hamar is the advisor for Information Affairs to the King of Bahrain, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah.; Nabeel Rajab — Nabeel Rajab (Arabic: نبيل أحمد عبدالرسول رجب, romanized: Nabīl Aḥmad ʿAbd ar-Rasūl Rajab; born 1 September 1964) is a Bahraini human rights activist and....
Nabeel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Nabeels in the wild.
17
UK babies named Nabeel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 31 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nabeel
Likely around 1 other Nabeel in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Nabeel Shaukat Ali is a Pakistani singer. He won Sur Kshetra, a singing talent show – the musical battle between teams of two neighboring countries: Pakistan and India aired simulcast on Geo TV, Sahara One, Colors TV, AAG TV as well as Rishtey.
Nabeel bin Yaqub Al-Hamar is the advisor for Information Affairs to the King of Bahrain, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. He worked at the Bahraini Ministry of Information.
Nabeel Rajab (Arabic: نبيل أحمد عبدالرسول رجب, romanized: Nabīl Aḥmad ʿAbd ar-Rasūl Rajab; born 1 September 1964) is a Bahraini human rights activist and opposition figure. He is the president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), a member of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch's Middle East Division, deputy secretary general for the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), member of the Advisory Board of the Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO), co-founder of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), and former chairman of CARAM Asia.
Nabeel Gareeb is a Memon Pakistani-American businessman. He was the president and chief executive officer as well as a member of the board of directors of MEMC (now SunEdison) between 30 April 2002 and 12 November 2008.