Recorded 1990–2001 Girls' name Peak 1994 31 births

Nalley — girls' name

31 babies named Nalley in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s7
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Nalley was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nalley in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalley

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Nalley between 1990 and 2001, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalley performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nalley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nalley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nalley at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

31

Since 1990

12 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1990

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2001

Nalley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1990

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 20011996199419911990 5

Nalley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 77% of Nalley's all-time total
1990s242000s7

Nalley by state

Where Nalley concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nalley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 38.7%
California share of Nalley's total US births 38.7%

12 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalley?
31 babies have been named Nalley since 1990. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Nalley most popular?
Nalley was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Nalley most popular?
The top states for the name Nalley are California (12 births).
How long has the name Nalley been used?
Nalley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 12 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Nalley?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.