Girls' name · since 2000
Naailah
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Naailah, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
22 girls have been named Naailah since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Naailah has 22 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2017.
- #44,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naailah ranks #44,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #44,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naailah's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Naailah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naailah splits its recorded history at 2012: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naailah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2017
- Peak year (2000)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Naailah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Naailah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Naailah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
Naailah by state
Where Naailah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 22.7% |
5 of 22 births nationwide.
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What to do with Naailah's data
- Naailah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Naailahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naailah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Naailah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.