Girls' name · since 1977
Nahla
Nahla has 3,236 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,843 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,236
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nahla is the #2843 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,236 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahla has been recorded 3,236 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #2843 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,843 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,236 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahla ranks #3,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,843 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,236 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,843 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,236
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nahla's 3,236 recorded births place it above 95.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nahla compares
3,236 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Nahla's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,236 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 306 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nahla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nahla's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 306, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nahla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Nahla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,129 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Nahla's strongest decade.
2,129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Nahla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 364
2000s
364 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,129 births
- 2020s 666
2020s
666 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,129 births (66% of all-time use).
How Nahla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nahla's total volume
Nahla by state
Where Nahla concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 251 | 7.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 250 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 237 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 234 | 7.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 163 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 126 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 118 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 99 | 3.1% |
251 of 3,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Nahla appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nahla's data
- Nahla's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,129 total births); usage has since declined to 666 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nahlas (251 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nahla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nahla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Nahla 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.