Girls' name · since 2002
Naliah
Naliah has 357 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,351 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Naliah is the #5351 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 357 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Naliah recorded 357 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #5351 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #14,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,351 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 357 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naliah ranks #14,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,351 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 357 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,351 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naliah's 357 recorded births place it above 79.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Naliah compares
357 48th percentile among 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
Naliah's all-time total is 5% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 357 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naliah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Naliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Naliah's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Naliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (51% of all-time use).
Naliah by state
Where Naliah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Naliah's data
- Naliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naliahs (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Naliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Naliah 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.