| Habiba | Nabiha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beloved | Intelligent, perceptive, eminent |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | hah-BEE-bah | nah-BEE-hah |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (46) | 2015 (37) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Habiba | Nabiha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 165 | 80 |
| 2010s | 343 | 270 |
| 2000s | 204 | 203 |
| 1990s | 49 | 91 |
| 1980s | 15 | 7 |
| 1970s | 15 | 0 |
The feminine of Habib, Arabic habiba (حبيبة) 'beloved, sweetheart', from the root h-b-b 'to love'.
Nabiha (نبيهة, nabiha) comes from the Arabic root n-b-h and means 'intelligent, alert, perceptive', with an extended sense of 'noble, eminent, distinguished'. The masculine form is Nabih.
Habiba and Nabiha are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Habiba means Beloved (arabic origin), while Nabiha means Intelligent, perceptive, eminent (arabic origin).
In US records, Habiba first appears in 0 and Nabiha in 0, so Habiba has the longer recorded history.