Girls' name · since 2002
Nalayah
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 669 babies named Nalayah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,057 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
669 babies have been named Nalayah since 2002, making it today's #3057 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nalayah recorded 669 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #3057 nationally today, ahead of 82% 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.
- #9,820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,057 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 669 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalayah ranks #9,820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,057 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 669 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,057 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nalayah's 669 recorded births place it above 86.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nalayah compares
669 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Nalayah's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nalayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 669 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nalayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nalayah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nalayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nalayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (312 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Nalayah's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Nalayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s
2020s
280 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 312 births (47% of all-time use).
How Nalayah 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 Nalayah's total volume
Nalayah by state
Where Nalayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 8.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 23 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
55 of 669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Nalayah's data
- Nalayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (312 total births) through the 2020s (280) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nalayahs (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nalayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Nalayah 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.