Total births
38
Girls' name · since 2018
Nalaiya
38 babies named Nalaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13262
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nalaiya is the #13262 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 38 recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalaiya has been recorded 38 times among girls since 2018, currently ranked #13262 nationally and more common than 25% 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 2018 to 2025.
- #13262 among girls today
- 38 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nalaiya is currently the #13262 girls' name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 38 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13262
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Nalaiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13262
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 25% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Nalaiya was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nalaiya in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Nalaiya compares
38 12th percentile among 17,726 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
Nalaiya's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nalaiya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nalaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nalaiya's full recorded timeline at 2023, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nalaiya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#13,262
Active since
2018
Nalaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Nalaiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nalaiya's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Nalaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nalaiya? ▼
38 babies have been named Nalaiya since 2018. It currently ranks #13262 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 7 births.
When was Nalaiya most popular? ▼
Nalaiya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Nalaiya been used? ▼
Nalaiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 8 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nalaiya? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Nalaiya
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nalaiya
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Nallely Girl
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Naliyah Girl
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Nalah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nalaiya: #13262 Girls' Name - 38 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nalaiya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nalaiya 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 June 2026.