Nabil

Nabil is a male given name: 98% of people named Nabil are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
US births since 1880: 1,601 male / 49 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nabil

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nabil," in English, "Guten Tag Nabil," in German. Nabil is a male given name: about 98% of people named Nabil are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Nabil,

German

Guten Tag Nabil,

French

Bonjour Nabil,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nabil:

Chinese

Nabil您好：

Japanese

Nabil様

English

Hi Nabil,

German

Hi Nabil,

French

Salut Nabil,

Spanish

Hola Nabil,

Chinese

Nabil你好：

Japanese

Nabilさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Nabil by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	common	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	97%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,601 male · 49 female · 1,650 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nabil a male or female name?

Nabil is a male given name: 98% of people named Nabil are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Nabil in an email?

Is Nabil a unisex name?

Nabil is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Nabil are men. Nabil leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Nabil a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nabil (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_nabil,
  title  = {Is Nabil a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nabil},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}