Girls' name · since 1999

Nashla

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 839 babies named Nashla, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,485 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,432 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
839
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade

Nashla currently ranks #3432 among girls' names in America, with 839 babies recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashla has been recorded 839 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #3432 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #8,485 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,432 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 839 born since 1999
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashla ranks #8,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,432 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 839 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.

#8,485 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,432 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
839
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.1%
Nashla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nashla's 839 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Nashla compares

839 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Nashla's all-time total is 123% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nashla Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 839 376 567,345
Peak-year births 77 21 19,840

Nashla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nashla splits its recorded history at 2013: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nashla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
77
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
020406080100 19992004200820122016202020242025 45

Nashla by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (365 births, 44% of the file).

2020s was Nashla's strongest decade.

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

Nashla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 365 births (44% of all-time use).

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

How Nashla 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 Nashla's total volume

Nashla vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 020406080100 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 -55, 4.1%-94, 2.4%-21, 12%-13, 11.3%-20, 9.6%-24, 8.4%-37, 5.5%-52, 7.9%-38, 5.2%-37, 9%-70, 3.3%-78, 2.7%-29, 5.2%-23, 9.9%-68, 4.8%Nashla-27, 9.2%Nashla
Nashla vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nashla by state

Where Nashla concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Nashla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
248 29.6%
#2 New Jersey
122 14.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
66 7.9%
#4 Massachusetts
50 6.0%
#5 Florida
41 4.9%
#6 California
6 0.7%
#7 Connecticut
5 0.6%
New York share of Nashla's total US births 29.6%
Even split

248 of 839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nashla?
Nashla has been given to 839 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,485 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,432 of 17,297. 77 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Nashla sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashla ranks #8,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,432 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 Nashla most popular?
Nashla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nashla most popular?
The top states for the name Nashla are New York (248 births), New Jersey (122 births), Pennsylvania (66 births).
How long has the name Nashla been used?
The SSA has tracked Nashla since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nashla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nasya, Nastassia, Nashly, Nastasia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nashla's data

  • New York records the most Nashlas (248 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nashla: 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, 1999–2025 (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 Nashla 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.