Girls' name · since 1995
Nalah
1,001 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.
- #7,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,513 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,001
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nalah is the #4513 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,001 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Nalah recorded 1,001 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #4513 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,513 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,001 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalah ranks #7,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,513 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,001 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,513 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,001
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nalah's 1,001 recorded births place it above 89.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nalah compares
1,001 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Nalah's all-time total is 166% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nalah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,001 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nalah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nalah splits its recorded history at 2011: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nalah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Nalah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (555 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Nalah's strongest decade.
555 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Nalah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
555 births
- 2020s
2020s
302 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 555 births (55% of all-time use).
How Nalah 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 Nalah's total volume
Nalah by state
Where Nalah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 56 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 37 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 36 | 3.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
85 of 1,001 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Nalah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nalah's data
- Nalah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (555 total births) through the 2020s (302) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nalahs (85 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 Nalah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Nalah 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.