Nailah

How popular is Nailah in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#914among girls

Babies in 2025

41about 1 in 6,800 girls

Five-year trend

Steadyup 6% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 41 girls in the UK were named Nailah, making it the 914th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,009th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Nailah of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Nailah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 446 girls in the UK were given Nailah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #145, up from #914 for this spelling alone.

• Nyla 231
• Nylah 118
• Naila 56
• Nailah 41

Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

How popular is Nailah in the US?

Rank in 2025

#1,818among girls

Babies in 2025

110about 1 in 15,000 girls

Five-year trend

Fallingdown 49% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 110 girls in the US were named Nailah, making it the 1,818th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,227th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 256 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Nailah than any year since 2003.

Half of all the girls named Nailah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,141 girls in the US were given Nailah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #168, up from #1,818 for this spelling alone.

• Nyla 1,315
• Nylah 590
• Naila 118
• Nailah 110
• Nylaa 8