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