Nalyah vs Nala

Side-by-side comparison of Nalyah and Nala — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nalyah

Girl name

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Name B

Nala

Girl name · Rank #753

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Metric Nalyah Nala
Current Rank Unranked #753
Total Births (all years) 17 5,815
Peak Year 2014 2019
Peak Year Births 7 428
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2014 1979

Births by Decade

Decade Nalyah Nala
1970ss — 5
1990ss — 320
2000ss — 822
2010ss 12 2,834
2020ss 5 1,834

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nalyah Nala
2014 7 267
2015 5 286
2016 — 364
2017 — 362
2018 — 373
2019 — 428
2020 — 406
2021 5 384
2022 — 351
2023 — 319
2024 — 374

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2014–2021.

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