US rank #3655 Girls' name Peak 2022 804 births

Nalia — #3655 US girls' name

804 babies named Nalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s192000s2012010s3602020s219
#3655
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Nalia was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

45 babies were named Nalia in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 804 babies named Nalia between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalia currently holds the #3655 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 360 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nalia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nalia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalia 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 804 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.

Nalia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

804

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2022

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,655

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
45
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001982 5

Nalia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
360 births that decade — 45% of Nalia's all-time total
1980s51990s192000s2012010s3602020s219

Nalia by state

Where Nalia concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Nalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
67 8.3%
#2 Florida
24 3.0%
#3 New York
23 2.9%
#4 Texas
13 1.6%
#5 Illinois
10 1.2%
#6 Georgia
6 0.7%
#7 Hawaii
5 0.6%
California share of Nalia's total US births 8.3%
Even split

67 of 804 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalia?
804 babies have been named Nalia since 1982. It currently ranks #3655 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 45 births.
When was Nalia most popular?
Nalia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 360 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Nalia most popular?
The top states for the name Nalia are California (67 births), Florida (24 births), New York (23 births).
How long has the name Nalia been used?
Nalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nalia?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.