Nalla
Girl · NAH-la
Nalla is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nalla mean?
Spelling of Nala; popularised by the lioness in The Lion King
Nala is Simba's friend and queen in Disney's The Lion King; in Hindu epic, Nala is a king famed for his love for Damayanti.
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- NAH-la
Meaning borrowed from Nala.
Is Nalla a girl's or a boy's name?
Nalla is a girls' name.
How popular is Nalla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Nalla in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nalla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Nalla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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