Total births
20
Boys' name · since 2016
Nalej
Nalej has 20 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 20
- total births
- 2016–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
Nalej is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 2016.
Nalej has 20 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2023.
- 20 total births
- 2016–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
20 boys have been named Nalej since 2016, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 20
- total births
- 2016–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Nalej was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
5 babies were named Nalej in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Nalej's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nalej's full recorded timeline at 2019, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births.
Nalej at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Nalej popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Nalej by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nalej's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Nalej births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nalej? ▼
Nalej has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 5 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Nalej most popular? ▼
Nalej was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nalej been used? ▼
Records for Nalej go back to 2016, giving 8 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Nalej? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalin, Nalu, Nalan, Nalo, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Nalej's data
- Nalej's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nalej
Nearby Names Like Nalej
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nalej
Nalin Boy
201 births
Nalu Boy
#7547 178 births
Nalan Boy
#8809 128 births
Nalo Boy
#5066 70 births
Nalen Boy
26 births
Compare Nalej side by side: Nalej vs Nalin Nalej vs Nalu Nalej vs Nalan
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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, 2016–2023 (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. "Nalej: Baby Name Since 2016 - 20 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nalej. 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 Nalej 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.