Girls' name · since 2013

Nalaiyah

59 babies named Nalaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

59
total births
2013–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade

Nalaiyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 59 recorded since 2013.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalaiyah has been recorded 59 times among girls since 2013, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2013 to 2025.

  • 59 total births
  • 2013–2025 years on record
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 56% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

59 girls have been named Nalaiyah since 2013, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

59
total births
2013–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Nalaiyah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nalaiyah in 2023 - its busiest year on record.

Nalaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nalaiyah splits its recorded history at 2020: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nalaiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

59

Since 2013

13 years of records

Peak year

2023

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2013

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2025

Nalaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2023)
10
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 20132015201820192020202220232025 8

Nalaiyah by decade

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

2020s was Nalaiyah's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Nalaiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalaiyah?
59 babies have been named Nalaiyah since 2013. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2023 with 10 births.
When was Nalaiyah most popular?
Nalaiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Nalaiyah been used?
Records for Nalaiyah go back to 2013, giving 13 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nalaiyah?
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 July 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, 2013–2025 (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. "Nalaiyah: Baby Name Since 2013 - 59 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nalaiyah. 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 Nalaiyah 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 July 2026.