Girls' name · since 1981
Nalina
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 167 babies named Nalina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,633 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nalina is the #7633 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 167 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalina has been recorded 167 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #7633 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #21,675 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,633 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 167 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalina ranks #21,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,633 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 167 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,633 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nalina's 167 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nalina compares
167 33rd 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
Nalina's all-time total is 56% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nalina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 167 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nalina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nalina splits its recorded history at 2015: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nalina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nalina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (70 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Nalina's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nalina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 70 births (42% of all-time use).
Nalina by state
Where Nalina concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 167 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nalina's data
- Nalina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nalinas (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nalina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Nalina 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.