Nusaybah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2209 in 2025 with 84 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 84 births ranking #2209. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 19,134 girls born was named Nusaybah. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Nusaybah is a historic Arabic name with strong early Islamic roots. The safest sourced description is that the historical use is clear and important, while the exact literal gloss is not consistently explained in modern reference sources.
The name is closely associated with Nusaybah bint Ka'ab, one of the most admired women in early Islamic history. That historical connection is well documented and is more secure than any single modern one-line meaning.