Girls' name · since 2001
Naileah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 153 babies named Naileah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
153 babies have been named Naileah since 2001, making it today's #10539 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naileah has been recorded 153 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #10539 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #22,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,539 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 153 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naileah ranks #22,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,539 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 153 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Naileah's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Naileah compares
153 32nd percentile among 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
Naileah's all-time total is 59% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naileah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 153 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naileah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naileah splits its recorded history at 2016: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naileah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Naileah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (65 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Naileah's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Naileah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 65 births (42% of all-time use).
Naileah by state
Where Naileah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.3% |
19 of 153 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Naileahs (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Naileah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Naileah 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.