Girls' name · since 1992
Naela
Naela has 104 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Naela is the #15629 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 104 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Naela recorded 104 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #15629 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #26,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,629 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 104 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naela ranks #26,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,629 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 104 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naela's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Naela compares
104 25th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Naela's all-time total is 72% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naela's full recorded timeline at 2011, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Naela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Naela's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Naela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Naela's data
- Naela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Naela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Naela 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.