Girls' name · since 1948
Nuala
Nuala has 363 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nuala currently ranks #12088 among girls' names in America, with 363 babies recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Nuala recorded 363 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #12088 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #14,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,088 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuala ranks #14,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,088 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 363 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nuala's 363 recorded births place it above 80.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nuala compares
363 49th 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
Nuala's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nuala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nuala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nuala's full recorded timeline at 2005, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nuala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Nuala by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (118 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Nuala's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Nuala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118 births (33% of all-time use).
Nuala by state
Where Nuala concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 6.1% |
22 of 363 births nationwide.
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- Nuala's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nualas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nuala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Nuala 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.