Recorded 1981–2021 Girls' name Peak 1991 68 births

Naly — girls' name

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.

1980s191990s442020s5
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Naly was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Naly in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naly

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Naly between 1981 and 2021, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naly performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Naly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Naly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naly 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 68 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.

Naly at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

68

Since 1981

41 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1981

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2021

Naly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1981

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
45678910 2021199719961995199419921991198919821981 5

Naly by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 65% of Naly's all-time total
1980s191990s442020s5

Naly by state

Where Naly concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 19.1%
California share of Naly's total US births 19.1%

13 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naly?
68 babies have been named Naly since 1981. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Naly most popular?
Naly was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Naly most popular?
The top states for the name Naly are California (13 births).
How long has the name Naly been used?
Naly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 41 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Naly?
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, 1981–2021 (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.