Girls' name · since 1981
Nalee
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.
- #30,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
76 girls have been named Nalee since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nalee has 76 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2016.
- #30,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalee ranks #30,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nalee's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nalee's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2016
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nalee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Nalee's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (41% of all-time use).
Nalee by state
Where Nalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 6.6% |
5 of 76 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Nalee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nalees (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1981–2016 (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 Nalee 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.