Girls' name · since 1998
Naylea
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 593 babies named Naylea, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 593
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naylea currently ranks #4620 among girls' names in America, with 593 babies recorded since 1998.
Naylea has 593 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4620 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #10,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,620 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 593 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naylea ranks #10,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,620 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 593 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 593
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naylea's 593 recorded births place it above 85.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Naylea compares
593 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Naylea's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naylea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 593 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naylea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naylea's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naylea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Naylea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (218 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Naylea's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Naylea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
209 births
- 2010s
2010s
218 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 218 births (37% of all-time use).
How Naylea 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 Naylea's total volume
Naylea by state
Where Naylea concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 187 | 31.5% |
| #2 | California | | 131 | 22.1% |
187 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Naylea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (218 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nayleas (187 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Naylea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Naylea 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.