Total births
27
Girls' name · since 2011
Nahlah
Nahlah has 27 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 2011–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Nahlah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Nahlah recorded 27 times among girls since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2011 to 2018.
- 27 total births
- 2011–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Nahlah since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 27
- total births
- 2011–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Nahlah was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nahlah in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Nahlah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nahlah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nahlah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Nahlah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2018
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Nahlah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nahlah's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nahlah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nahlah? ▼
27 babies have been named Nahlah since 2011. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Nahlah most popular? ▼
Nahlah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Nahlah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nahlah since 2011 -- 8 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Nahlah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nahla, Nahomi, Nahomy, Nahia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nahlah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2011–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nahlah: Baby Name Since 2011 - 27 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nahlah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nahlah 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 July 2026.