Nabil
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic نَبِيل (nabīl, “noble”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Nabil (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Nabil has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 375 |
| 2000 | 402 |
| 2001 | 420 |
| 2002 | 439 |
| 2003 | 453 |
| 2004 | 462 |
| 2005 | 473 |
| 2006 | 518 |
| 2007 | 566 |
| 2008 | 591 |
| 2009 | 610 |
| 2010 | 621 |
| 2011 | 641 |
| 2012 | 669 |
| 2013 | 709 |
| 2014 | 749 |
| 2015 | 807 |
| 2016 | 887 |
| 2017 | 923 |
| 2018 | 941 |
| 2019 | 959 |
| 2020 | 972 |
Nabil in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nabil.Hi! My name is Nabil.
- Nabil ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Nabil called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Nabil har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Nabil has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Nabils mamma är lärare.Nabil's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Nabils mamma is Nabil's mum.
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What does the name Nabil mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic نَبِيل (nabīl, “noble”).
How popular is Nabil in Sweden?
10 babies were named Nabil in 2022. In 2020, 972 people in Sweden had Nabil as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2015 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.