Girls' name · since 2002
Nalaya
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 617 babies named Nalaya, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nalaya is the #3885 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 617 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Nalaya recorded 617 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #3885 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #10,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,885 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 617 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalaya ranks #10,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,885 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 617 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nalaya's 617 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Nalaya compares
617 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Nalaya's all-time total is 64% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nalaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 617 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nalaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nalaya's full recorded timeline at 2014, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nalaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nalaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (282 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Nalaya's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nalaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
282 births
- 2020s
2020s
231 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 282 births (46% of all-time use).
How Nalaya 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 Nalaya's total volume
Nalaya by state
Where Nalaya concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Nalaya's data
- Nalaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (282 total births) through the 2020s (231) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Nalayas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nalaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Nalaya 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.