US rank #4333 Girls' name Peak 2020 970 births

Nalah — #4333 US girls' name

970 babies named Nalah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s1242010s5552020s271
#4333
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nalah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

78 babies were named Nalah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalah

The Social Security Administration has registered 970 babies named Nalah between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalah currently holds the #4333 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 555 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nalah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nalah in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalah 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 970 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.

Nalah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

970

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2020

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,333

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nalah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
78
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200419991995 5

Nalah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
555 births that decade — 57% of Nalah's all-time total
1990s202000s1242010s5552020s271

Nalah by state

Where Nalah concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nalah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
85 8.8%
#2 Texas
56 5.8%
#3 New York
37 3.8%
#4 Florida
36 3.7%
#5 North Carolina
12 1.2%
#6 Illinois
10 1.0%
#7 Ohio
7 0.7%
#8 Michigan
5 0.5%
California share of Nalah's total US births 8.8%
Even split

85 of 970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Nalah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalah?
970 babies have been named Nalah since 1995. It currently ranks #4333 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 78 births.
When was Nalah most popular?
Nalah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 555 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Nalah most popular?
The top states for the name Nalah are California (85 births), Texas (56 births), New York (37 births).
How long has the name Nalah been used?
Nalah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nalah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalani, Nala, Nallely, Naliyah, 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, 1995–2024 (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.