US rank #4837 Girls' name Peak 2016 634 births

Naylah — #4837 US girls' name

634 babies named Naylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1122010s3542020s163
#4837
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Naylah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

49 babies were named Naylah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 634 babies named Naylah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naylah currently holds the #4837 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 354 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Naylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Naylah in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naylah 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 634 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.

Naylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

634

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2016

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,837

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Naylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
49
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0102030405060 2024202020162012200820041996 5

Naylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
354 births that decade — 56% of Naylah's all-time total
1990s52000s1122010s3542020s163

Naylah by state

Where Naylah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Naylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
59 9.3%
#2 California
40 6.3%
#3 Florida
32 5.0%
#4 New York
22 3.5%
#5 Massachusetts
5 0.8%
Texas share of Naylah's total US births 9.3%
Even split

59 of 634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naylah?
634 babies have been named Naylah since 1996. It currently ranks #4837 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 49 births.
When was Naylah most popular?
Naylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 354 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Naylah most popular?
The top states for the name Naylah are Texas (59 births), California (40 births), Florida (32 births).
How long has the name Naylah been used?
Naylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Naylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nayeli, Naya, Nayla, Nayely, 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, 1996–2024 (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.