How Many People Are Named Nubia?
people named Nubia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 144,640 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,406 babies named Nubia in Social Security records from 1969 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
83 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt. It possibly derives from the Egyptian word nbw meaning "gold".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nubia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nubia alive today is about 24 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nubia first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 1993, to 83 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nubia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,769, in 1993. In 2025 it ranked #5,061.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,061 |
| Best rank | #1,769 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,798 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nubia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nubia were born in California than in any other state: about 674 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nubia was given 3.7 times as often in California, 3.5 times in Arizona and 3.2 times in Texas.
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