Recorded 2018–2023 Girls' name Peak 2023 15 births

Nalaiah — girls' name

15 babies named Nalaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s9
2020s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Nalaiah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nalaiah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalaiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Nalaiah between 2018 and 2023, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalaiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalaiah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nalaiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalaiah 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 15 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.

Nalaiah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

15

Since 2018

6 years of records

Peak year

2023

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2018

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nalaiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2018

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5678910 20232018 6

Nalaiah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
9 births that decade — 60% of Nalaiah's all-time total
2010s62020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalaiah?
15 babies have been named Nalaiah since 2018. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 9 births.
When was Nalaiah most popular?
Nalaiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Nalaiah been used?
Nalaiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 6 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nalaiah?
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.

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, 2018–2023 (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.