Total births
156
Girls' name · since 1982
Nejla
Nejla has 156 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13943
- among girls today
- 156
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 21%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nejla is the #13943 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 156 recorded since 1982.
Nejla has 156 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13943 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #13943 among girls today
- 156 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
- 21% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Nejla is currently the #13943 girls' name in America, more common than 21% of girls - 156 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13943
- among girls today
- 156
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 21%
- more common than other girls
Nejla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13943
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 21% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Nejla was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
15 babies were named Nejla in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Nejla compares
156 32nd percentile among 17,726 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
Nejla's all-time total is 59% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nejla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 156 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nejla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nejla's full recorded timeline at 2010, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nejla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#13,943
Active since
1982
Nejla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Nejla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nejla's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nejla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nejla? ▼
Since 1982, Social Security records show 156 babies named Nejla. Today it holds rank #13943 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 15 births.
When was Nejla most popular? ▼
Nejla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Nejla been used? ▼
Records for Nejla go back to 1982, giving 43 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Nejla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nejra. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nejla's data
- Nejla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nejla: #13943 Girls' Name - 156 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nejla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nejla 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 July 2026.