Girls' name · since 1981
Naly
68 babies named Naly in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Naly since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Naly recorded 68 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2021.
- #31,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naly ranks #31,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Naly's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Naly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naly's full recorded timeline at 1994, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2021
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
68 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 9 births in a single year.
Naly by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Naly's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Naly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (65% of all-time use).
Naly decade highlights
- Peak decade 44 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Naly by state
Where Naly concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 19.1% |
13 of 68 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 19.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Naly's data
- Naly's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nalys (13 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 Naly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1981–2021 (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 Naly 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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