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
Nallely's 2,994 recorded births place it above 95.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2001)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Currently ranks #6644 among girls.
2,994 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 306 births in a single year.
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
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 193
1980s
193 births
- 1990s
1990s
905 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,315 births
- 2010s 456
2010s
456 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,315 births (44% of all-time use).
Nallely decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,315 births
- Runner-up 905 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Nallely concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| 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% |
899 of 2,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 30.0% of nationwide
- Texas 29.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.0% of nationwide
- Arizona 2.7% of nationwide
- Colorado 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 19 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 30.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Nallely appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~47 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, 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.
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