Girls' name · since 1988
Nailea
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,462 babies named Nailea, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,607 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,462
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nailea is the #1607 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,462 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nailea has been recorded 1,462 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #1607 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #5,798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,607 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,462 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nailea ranks #5,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,607 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,462 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,607 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,462
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nailea's 1,462 recorded births place it above 91.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nailea compares
1,462 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Nailea's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nailea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,462 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nailea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nailea's full recorded timeline at 2009, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 130 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nailea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nailea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (544 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Nailea's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nailea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
544 births
- 2010s
2010s
310 births
- 2020s
2020s
522 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 544 births (37% of all-time use).
How Nailea 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 Nailea's total volume
Nailea by state
Where Nailea concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 461 | 31.5% |
| #2 | California | | 370 | 25.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 9 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
461 of 1,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Nailea's data
- Nailea's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (544 total births) through the 2020s (522) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Naileas (461 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 Nailea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Nailea 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.