Girls' name · since 1978

Nallely

2,994 babies named Nallely in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,605 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,644 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,994
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Nallely is the #6644 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,994 recorded since 1978.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nallely has been recorded 2,994 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #6644 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.

  • #3,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,644 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,994 born since 1978
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nallely ranks #3,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,644 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,994 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,605 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,644 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,994
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.5%
Nallely vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Nallely's 2,994 recorded births place it above 95.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

19 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Nallely compares

2,994 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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

Nallely's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nallely Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,994 376 567,345
Peak-year births 306 21 19,840

Nallely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nallely's full recorded timeline at 2004, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 306 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nallely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
306
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
0100200300400 197819881994200020062012201820242025 17

Nallely by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,315 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Nallely's strongest decade.

1,315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Nallely births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,315 births (44% of all-time use).

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

How Nallely compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nallely's total volume

Nallely vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -52, 7.3%-65, 3.5%-76, 5.1%-74, 4.8%-62, 11.3%-31, 6.3%-65, 3.5%-45, 4.5%-49, 4.5%-90, 6.6%-143, 1.9%-142, 2.2%-56, 5.8%-115, 4.4%-53, 4.5%Nallely-48, 10.2%Nallely
Nallely vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nallely by state

Where Nallely concentrates geographically, total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nallely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
899 30.0%
#2 Texas
871 29.1%
#3 Illinois
91 3.0%
#4 Arizona
80 2.7%
#5 Colorado
35 1.2%
#6 Georgia
30 1.0%
#7 North Carolina
25 0.8%
#8 New York
23 0.8%
California share of Nallely's total US births 30.0%
Even split

899 of 2,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Nallely appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nallely?
2,994 babies have been named Nallely since 1978. All-time, it sits at #3,605 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,644 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 306 births.
Where does Nallely sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nallely ranks #3,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,644 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nallely most popular?
Nallely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,315 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Nallely most popular?
The top states for the name Nallely are California (899 births), Texas (871 births), Illinois (91 births).
How long has the name Nallely been used?
Nallely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 48 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nallely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalani, Nala, Naliyah, Nalah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nallely's data

  • Nallely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,315 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Nallelys (899 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.

Keep exploring Nallely

Nearby Names Like Nallely

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nallely

Names with a similar popularity rank to Nallely

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nallely: 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, 1978–2025 (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 Nallely 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.