Girls' name · since 2006
Nahlia
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 238 babies named Nahlia, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,210 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nahlia is the #14210 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 238 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Nahlia recorded 238 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #14210 nationally today, ahead of 18% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #18,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,210 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 238 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahlia ranks #18,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,210 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 238 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,210 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nahlia's 238 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nahlia compares
238 40th 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
Nahlia's all-time total is 37% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahlia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 238 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nahlia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nahlia's full recorded timeline at 2016, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nahlia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nahlia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (151 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Nahlia's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Nahlia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 151 births (63% of all-time use).
Nahlia by state
Where Nahlia concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 238 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nahlia's data
- Nahlia's decade-level peak was the 2010s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nahlias (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nahlia: 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 (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Nahlia 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.