Nusaybah
Girl name · #2208 in 2025 · Rare
Nusaybah is currently the #2208 girl name in the United States — 84 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6452, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,429 girls born in 2025 was named Nusaybah.
Babies named Nusaybah per year. Source: SSA.
The 26-year story
Nusaybah first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 84 babies and a rank of #2194. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Nusaybah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Nusaybah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nusaybah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nusaybah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nusaybah is most common
State-level data for Nusaybah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Nusaybah
Statistically, parents drawn to Nusaybah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Athaliah, Nalayah, Neriyah, Nazareth, and Kalilah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nusaybah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2194 |
| 2024 | 54 | #3013 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5028 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4014 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4653 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5315 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4990 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6452 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nusaybah a popular girl name?
Nusaybah ranked #2208 among girls in 2025 with 84 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6452.
When was the name Nusaybah most popular?
Nusaybah peaked in 2025, when 84 American girls received the name (ranked #2194 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nusaybah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,429 newborn American girls was named Nusaybah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.