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Naleia

Gender
Girl
Say it
na-LAY-a
Origin
Modern
US rank, 2025
#3,779 for girls

Naleia is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).

Where does Naleia come from?

Modern: modern coinage

Is Naleia a girl's or a boy's name?

Naleia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Naleia in the US?

Rank in 2025
#3,779among girls
Babies in 2025
39about 1 in 41,000 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 246% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Naleia, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. It first appears in the records in 2010.

2025 had the most girls named Naleia of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.

Half of all the girls named Naleia in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

2010Busiest: 39 in 20252025
Naleia in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202539#3,779
202428#4,770
202330#4,562
20229#10,377
202112#8,459
202010#9,541
20198#11,350
201810#9,801
20170–
20160–
20155#16,413
20140–
20130–
20125#16,863
20110–
201010#10,446

Names like Naleia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Kehlani Ailany Naylani Analeia Malani Kaylani Nailani Amoura Jaylani Ailana Daleyza Xyla

Names related to Naleia

Nala Naila Nailea Naliyah Nalah Nalia Neila Naylea

More Modern names

Jayden Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani

Every Modern name

Sources

Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Naleia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naleia, updated 20 October 2026.