Nala
Rank in 2025
#856
recorded as girls
Babies in 2025
317
girls 317
Peak year
2019
428 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
6,138
since 1979
Born a Nala? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Nala was most popular in 2019, when 428 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.26 per 1,000). In 2025, 317 babies were named Nala, ranking #856 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 317 | 856 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 375 | 752 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 320 | 845 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 351 | 804 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 385 | 740 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 406 | 695 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 428 | 675 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 374 | 741 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 362 | 765 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 365 | 777 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 286 | 949 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 267 | 993 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 234 | 1062 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 238 | 1055 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 158 | 1434 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 125 | 1688 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 111 | 1889 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 119 | 1816 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 92 | 2163 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 102 | 1961 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 71 | 2457 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 94 | 1972 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 78 | 2203 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 48 | 3014 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 56 | 2663 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 51 | 2817 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 51 | 2703 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 54 | 2530 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 55 | 2391 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 51 | 2476 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 85 | 1715 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 24 | 4238 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | 10210 | <5 | — |
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Where Nala is most popular
- South Carolina2.0×
- Georgia1.9×
- Louisiana1.8×
- North Carolina1.7×
- Maryland1.4×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.