Girls' name · since 2002
Naleah
Naleah has 464 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,853 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 464
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
464 babies have been named Naleah since 2002, making it today's #5853 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naleah has been recorded 464 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #5853 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #12,403 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,853 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 464 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naleah ranks #12,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,853 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 464 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,853 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 464
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naleah's 464 recorded births place it above 82.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Naleah compares
464 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Naleah's all-time total is 23% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 464 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naleah splits its recorded history at 2014: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Naleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (248 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Naleah's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Naleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (53% of all-time use).
Naleah by state
Where Naleah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
16 of 464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Naleah's data
- Naleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naleahs (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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 Naleah 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.