Total births
136
Girls' name · since 2001
Nalea
Nalea has 136 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9327
- among girls today
- 136
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nalea is the #9327 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 136 recorded since 2001.
Nalea has 136 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9327 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #9327 among girls today
- 136 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nalea is currently the #9327 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 136 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9327
- among girls today
- 136
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Nalea vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9327
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Nalea was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
14 babies were named Nalea in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Nalea compares
136 30th 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
Nalea's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nalea | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 136 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nalea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nalea splits its recorded history at 2017: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nalea at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#9,327
Active since
2001
Nalea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nalea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nalea's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nalea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nalea? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 136 babies named Nalea. Today it holds rank #9327 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 14 births.
When was Nalea most popular? ▼
Nalea was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Nalea been used? ▼
Records for Nalea go back to 2001, giving 25 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nalea? ▼
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 Nalea
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Nallely Girl
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Naliyah Girl
#1893 1,332 births
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, 2001–2025 (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. "Nalea: #9327 Girls' Name - 136 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nalea. 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 Nalea 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.