Nailah
Nailah was the 1829th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1016th with 256 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 384 places. More babies were named Nailah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,829 girls, down 600 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018256 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,848babies recorded
Nailah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,829 | 110 |
| 2020 | #1,229 | 186 |
| 2010 | #1,498 | 150 |
| 2000 | #1,811 | 96 |
| 1990 | #3,202 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,976 | 30 |
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How popular is Nailah, counting every spelling?
Nailah is a spelling of Nayla, a name family that ranked #554 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,829 for Nailah on its own. Together these spellings went to 544 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayla | 225 | #1,078 | 908 |
| Naila | 118 | #1,728 | 716 |
| Nailah | 110 | #1,829 | 648 |
| Naylah | 40 | #3,754 | 176 |
| Neila | 34 | #4,245 | 140 |
| Naiayla | 12 | #8,709 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nailah?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nailah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nailah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nailah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nailah?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Nailah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Nailah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nailah by state
How common Nailah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.0×), New York (2.0×), Pennsylvania (1.8×), Florida (1.7×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nailah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nailah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nailah
How popular is the name Nailah?
Nailah was the 1829th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1016th with 256 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 384 places. More babies were named Nailah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nailah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nailah in the US.
Where is Nailah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nailah was most common in Georgia (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.