Nayla
Nayla was the 1078th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 225 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 368 places. More babies were named Nayla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,078 girls, up 215 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 225girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025225 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,579babies recorded
Nayla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,078 | 225 |
| 2020 | #1,293 | 172 |
| 2010 | #1,839 | 111 |
| 2000 | #3,713 | 35 |
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How popular is Nayla, counting every spelling?
Nayla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #554 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,078 for Nayla 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 Nayla?
225 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nayla (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nayla 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 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nayla?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Nayla are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Nayla 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.
Nayla by state
How common Nayla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.8×), New York (2.2×), New Jersey (2.1×), Florida (1.8×). In 31 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 Nayla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nayla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nayla
How popular is the name Nayla?
Nayla was the 1078th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 225 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 368 places. More babies were named Nayla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nayla in the US.
Where is Nayla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nayla was most common in Rhode Island (0.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and New York.