Nailea
Nailea was the 1606th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,475 places. More babies were named Nailea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,606 girls, up 1,876 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 130girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025130 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,462babies recorded
Nailea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,606 | 130 |
| 2020 | #3,482 | 44 |
| 2010 | #4,373 | 34 |
| 2000 | #2,967 | 48 |
| 1990 | #6,354 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nailea, counting every spelling?
Nailea is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,052 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,606 for Nailea on its own. Together these spellings went to 217 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nailea | 130 | #1,606 | 478 |
| Naylea | 30 | #4,631 | 126 |
| Naileah | 9 | #10,664 | 59 |
| Nayleah | 7 | #12,807 | 47 |
| Naylee | 7 | #12,808 | 38 |
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 Nailea?
130 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nailea (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nailea 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 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nailea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nailea?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Nailea are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 4 and 22. That makes Nailea 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.
Nailea by state
How common Nailea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.6×), Texas (2.5×). In 45 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
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Questions about the name Nailea
How popular is the name Nailea?
Nailea was the 1606th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,475 places. More babies were named Nailea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nailea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nailea in the US.
Where is Nailea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nailea was most common in California (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Arizona.