US rank #4160 Girls' name Peak 2021 579 births

Nalaya — #4160 US girls' name

579 babies named Nalaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1042010s2822020s193
#4160
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Nalaya was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

49 babies were named Nalaya in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 579 babies named Nalaya between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalaya currently holds the #4160 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 282 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nalaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Nalaya in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalaya 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 579 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.

Nalaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

579

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2021

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,160

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nalaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
49
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0102030405060 202420212018201520122009200620032002 7

Nalaya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
282 births that decade — 49% of Nalaya's all-time total
2000s1042010s2822020s193

Nalaya by state

Where Nalaya concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nalaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 1.7%
#2 Michigan
6 1.0%
#3 North Carolina
6 1.0%
#4 Florida
5 0.9%
#5 Ohio
5 0.9%
#6 South Carolina
5 0.9%
Georgia share of Nalaya's total US births 1.7%
Even split

10 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalaya?
579 babies have been named Nalaya since 2002. It currently ranks #4160 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 49 births.
When was Nalaya most popular?
Nalaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 282 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nalaya most popular?
The top states for the name Nalaya are Georgia (10 births), Michigan (6 births), North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Nalaya been used?
Nalaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nalaya?
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, 2002–2024 (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.