Recorded 2010–2018 Girls' name Peak 2018 16 births

Naiylah — girls' name

16 babies named Naiylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s16
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Naiylah was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

6 babies were named Naiylah in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naiylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Naiylah between 2010 and 2018, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naiylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naiylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naiylah 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 16 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.

Naiylah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

16

Since 2010

9 years of records

Peak year

2018

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2010

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2018

Naiylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2010

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 201820142010 5

Naiylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 100% of Naiylah's all-time total
2010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naiylah?
16 babies have been named Naiylah since 2010. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
When was Naiylah most popular?
Naiylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Naiylah been used?
Naiylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 9 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Naiylah?
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.

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, 2010–2018 (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.