Recorded 1981–2016 Girls' name Peak 1988 76 births

Nalee — girls' name

76 babies named Nalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s312000s132010s10
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Nalee was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nalee in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Nalee between 1981 and 2016, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Nalee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalee 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 76 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.

Nalee at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

76

Since 1981

36 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1981

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2016

Nalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1981

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 20162014200720041996199519921991198819851981 5

Nalee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 41% of Nalee's all-time total
1980s221990s312000s132010s10

Nalee by state

Where Nalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.6%
#2 Wisconsin
5 6.6%
California share of Nalee's total US births 6.6%
Even split

5 of 76 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalee?
76 babies have been named Nalee since 1981. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Nalee most popular?
Nalee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Nalee most popular?
The top states for the name Nalee are California (5 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Nalee been used?
Nalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 36 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Nalee?
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.

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, 1981–2016 (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.