Recorded 1992–2021 Girls' name Peak 2003 99 births

Naela — girls' name

99 babies named Naela in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s372010s392020s18
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Naela was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

9 babies were named Naela in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naela

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Naela between 1992 and 2021, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naela performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Naela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naela 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 99 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.

Naela at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

99

Since 1992

30 years of records

Peak year

2003

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1992

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2021

Naela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1992

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Naela by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
39 births that decade — 39% of Naela's all-time total
1990s52000s372010s392020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naela?
99 babies have been named Naela since 1992. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Naela most popular?
Naela was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Naela been used?
Naela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 30 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Naela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naeemah, Naevia, Naeema, Naelani, 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, 1992–2021 (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.