US rank #2672 Girls' name Peak 2011 3,176 births

Nahla — #2672 US girls' name

3,176 babies named Nahla in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s141990s582000s3642010s21292020s606
#2672
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Nahla was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

306 babies were named Nahla in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nahla

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,176 babies named Nahla between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nahla currently holds the #2672 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 306 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nahla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nahla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 250 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Nahla in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nahla 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 3,176 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.

Nahla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,176

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2011

306 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,672

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nahla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
306
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Nahla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,129 births that decade — 67% of Nahla's all-time total
1970s51980s141990s582000s3642010s21292020s606

Nahla by state

Where Nahla concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nahla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
250 7.9%
#2 California
244 7.7%
#3 Florida
237 7.5%
#4 Texas
234 7.4%
#5 North Carolina
157 4.9%
#6 Georgia
126 4.0%
#7 Pennsylvania
118 3.7%
#8 Illinois
99 3.1%
New York share of Nahla's total US births 7.9%
Even split

250 of 3,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Nahla appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nahla?
3,176 babies have been named Nahla since 1977. It currently ranks #2672 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 306 births.
When was Nahla most popular?
Nahla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,129 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Nahla most popular?
The top states for the name Nahla are New York (250 births), California (244 births), Florida (237 births).
How long has the name Nahla been used?
Nahla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nahla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nahomi, Nahomy, Nahia, Nahiara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.