Girls' name · since 1953
Naila
Naila has 3,235 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,727 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,235
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naila currently ranks #1727 among girls' names in America, with 3,235 babies recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naila has been recorded 3,235 times among girls since 1953, currently ranked #1727 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, 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 1953 to 2025.
- #3,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,727 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,235 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naila ranks #3,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,727 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,235 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,727 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,235
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naila's 3,235 recorded births place it above 95.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Naila compares
3,235 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Naila's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,235 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 231 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naila's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 231, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Naila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,157 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Naila's strongest decade.
1,157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Naila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 129
1980s
129 births
- 1990s 245
1990s
245 births
- 2000s
2000s
759 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,157 births
- 2020s
2020s
874 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,157 births (36% of all-time use).
How Naila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Naila's total volume
Naila by state
Where Naila concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 414 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 409 | 12.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 278 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 173 | 5.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 99 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 79 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 75 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 47 | 1.5% |
414 of 3,235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Naila appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Naila's data
- Naila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,157 total births) through the 2020s (874) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nailas (414 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Naila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Naila 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.