Total births
18
Girls' name · since 2012
Nahliyah
18 babies named Nahliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 2012–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Nahliyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahliyah has been recorded 18 times among girls since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2012 to 2018.
- 18 total births
- 2012–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Nahliyah since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 18
- total births
- 2012–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Nahliyah was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nahliyah in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
Nahliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nahliyah splits its recorded history at 2015: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nahliyah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Nahliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2018
- Peak year (2015)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Nahliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nahliyah's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nahliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nahliyah? ▼
Nahliyah has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Nahliyah most popular? ▼
Nahliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Nahliyah been used? ▼
Records for Nahliyah go back to 2012, giving 7 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Nahliyah? ▼
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 Nahliyah
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Compare Nahliyah side by side: Nahliyah vs Nahla Nahliyah vs Nahomi Nahliyah vs Nahomy
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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, 2012–2018 (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. "Nahliyah: Baby Name Since 2012 - 18 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nahliyah. 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 Nahliyah 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.