US rank #2948 Girls' name Peak 2021 794 births

Nashla — #2948 US girls' name

794 babies named Nashla in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1092010s3602020s320
#2948
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Nashla was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

77 babies were named Nashla in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nashla

The Social Security Administration has registered 794 babies named Nashla between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nashla currently holds the #2948 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nashla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 360 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nashla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 233 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Nashla in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nashla 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 794 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.

Nashla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

794

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2021

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,948

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nashla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
77
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080100 2024202020162012200820041999 5

Nashla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
360 births that decade — 45% of Nashla's all-time total
1990s52000s1092010s3602020s320

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
233 29.3%
#2 New Jersey
114 14.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
61 7.7%
#4 Massachusetts
44 5.5%
#5 Florida
41 5.2%
#6 California
6 0.8%
#7 Connecticut
5 0.6%
New York share of Nashla's total US births 29.3%
Even split

233 of 794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nashla?
794 babies have been named Nashla since 1999. It currently ranks #2948 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 77 births.
When was Nashla most popular?
Nashla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 360 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nashla most popular?
The top states for the name Nashla are New York (233 births), New Jersey (114 births), Pennsylvania (61 births).
How long has the name Nashla been used?
Nashla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.