Recorded 2012–2018 Girls' name Peak 2015 18 births

Nahliyah — girls' name

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.

2010s18
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.

What the Data Says About Nahliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Nahliyah between 2012 and 2018, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nahliyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nahliyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nahliyah 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 18 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.

Nahliyah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

18

Since 2012

7 years of records

Peak year

2015

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2012

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2018

Nahliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2012

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2015)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201820152012 6

Nahliyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 100% of Nahliyah's all-time total
2010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nahliyah?
18 babies have been named Nahliyah since 2012. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2015 with 7 births.
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?
Nahliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 7 years of data 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.

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, 2012–2018 (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.