US rank #1777 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,332 births

Nailea — #1777 US girls' name

1,332 babies named Nailea in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s712000s5442010s3102020s392
#1777
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Nailea was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

113 babies were named Nailea in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nailea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,332 babies named Nailea between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nailea currently holds the #1777 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nailea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 544 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nailea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 432 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Nailea in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nailea 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 1,332 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.

Nailea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,332

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2024

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,777

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nailea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
113
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Nailea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
544 births that decade — 41% of Nailea's all-time total
1980s151990s712000s5442010s3102020s392

Nailea by state

Where Nailea concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nailea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
432 32.4%
#2 California
324 24.3%
#3 Arizona
19 1.4%
#4 New York
9 0.7%
#5 Georgia
5 0.4%
#6 Indiana
5 0.4%
Texas share of Nailea's total US births 32.4%
Even split

432 of 1,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nailea?
1,332 babies have been named Nailea since 1988. It currently ranks #1777 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 113 births.
When was Nailea most popular?
Nailea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 544 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nailea most popular?
The top states for the name Nailea are Texas (432 births), California (324 births), Arizona (19 births).
How long has the name Nailea been used?
Nailea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nailea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nailah, Naima, Naila, Naia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.