Recorded 2000–2017 Girls' name Peak 2000 22 births

Naailah — girls' name

22 babies named Naailah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s112010s11
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Naailah was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

6 babies were named Naailah in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Naailah between 2000 and 2017, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naailah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naailah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Naailah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Naailah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naailah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Naailah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

22

Since 2000

18 years of records

Peak year

2000

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2000

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2017

Naailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2000

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 2017201220062000 6

Naailah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 50% of Naailah's all-time total
2000s112010s11

Naailah by state

Where Naailah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naailah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 22.7%
Pennsylvania share of Naailah's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naailah?
22 babies have been named Naailah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2000 with 6 births.
When was Naailah most popular?
Naailah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Naailah most popular?
The top states for the name Naailah are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Naailah been used?
Naailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 18 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Naailah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naama, Naava, Naarah, Naara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.