Girls' name · since 2011

Nallah

Nallah has 53 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,391 of 72,339
all-time among girls
53
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Nallah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 2011.

Social Security Administration records show Nallah recorded 53 times among girls since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2011 to 2019.

  • #34,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 53 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nallah ranks #34,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#34,391 of 72,339
all-time among girls
53
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nallah's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nallah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nallah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nallah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4681012 2011201320152016201720182019 8

Nallah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Nallah's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Nallah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nallah?
Nallah has been given to 53 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,391 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 10 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Nallah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nallah ranks #34,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nallah most popular?
Nallah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nallah been used?
The SSA has tracked Nallah since 2011 -- 9 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Nallah?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nallah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2011–2019 (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 Nallah 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.