Is Nubia a boy or girl name?
Nubia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 34 girls and 0 boys were named Nubia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,379 US babies named Nubia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,256
- Babies named Nubia since 1969
- 2,379
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 83 babies
Boys and girls named Nubia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 400 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 530 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 590 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 427 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 251 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,256 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,811 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,399 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,656 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,573 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,075 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,037 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,955 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,452 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,579 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,742 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,513 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,269 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,821 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,090 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,183 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,304 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,916 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,210 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,499 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,639 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,694 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,632 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,731 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,363 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,773 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,640 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,688 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,472 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,772 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,286 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,371 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,381 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,205 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,970 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,629 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,599 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,823 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,686 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,219 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,464 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,044 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,954 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,521 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,972 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,416 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,820 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,777 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,601 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,817 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,105 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,914 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,219 |
Highest rank
Nubia has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,773 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.