Girls' name · since 2002
Nayleah
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 156 babies named Nayleah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 156
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nayleah is the #12584 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 156 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayleah has been recorded 156 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #12584 nationally and more common than 27% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #22,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,584 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 156 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayleah ranks #22,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,584 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 156 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 156
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayleah's 156 recorded births place it above 69.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nayleah compares
156 32nd percentile among 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
Nayleah's all-time total is 59% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 156 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nayleah's full recorded timeline at 2018, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nayleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nayleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (84 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Nayleah's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nayleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (54% of all-time use).
Nayleah by state
Where Nayleah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 3.8% |
16 of 156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nayleah's data
- Nayleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nayleahs (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nayleah: 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 (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Nayleah 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.