Nalaya
Nalaya was the 3882nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 3284th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,090 places. More babies were named Nalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,882 girls, down 296 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 617babies recorded
Nalaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #3,882 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,586 | 42 |
| 2010 | #6,571 | 20 |
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How popular is Nalaya, counting every spelling?
Nalaya is a spelling of Nalayah, a name family that ranked #1,351 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,882 for Nalaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 147 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nalayah | 54 | #3,062 | 245 |
| Nalaya | 38 | #3,882 | 189 |
| Naleia | 39 | #3,818 | 118 |
| Nalaia | 11 | #9,281 | 51 |
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 Nalaya?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nalaya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nalaya 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nalaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nalaya?
About 600 people born in the US named Nalaya are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Nalaya a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Nalaya by state
How common Nalaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Nalaya
How popular is the name Nalaya?
Nalaya was the 3882nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 3284th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,090 places. More babies were named Nalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nalaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nalaya in the US.
Where is Nalaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nalaya was most common in South Carolina (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and North Carolina.