Naylah
Naylah was the 3754th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 3313th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 717 places. More babies were named Naylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,754 girls, up 1,097 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201649 babies
- Total since 1880
- 674babies recorded
Naylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #3,754 | 40 |
| 2020 | #4,851 | 27 |
| 2010 | #5,370 | 26 |
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How popular is Naylah, counting every spelling?
Naylah is a spelling of Nayla, a name family that ranked #554 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,754 for Naylah 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 Naylah?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Naylah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Naylah 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Naylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Naylah?
About 700 people born in the US named Naylah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Naylah 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.
Naylah by state
How common Naylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Naylah
How popular is the name Naylah?
Naylah was the 3754th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 3313th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 717 places. More babies were named Naylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Naylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Naylah in the US.
Where is Naylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Naylah was most common in New York (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.