Feminine dossier · first seen 1971

Nailah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nailah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2018

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

256

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1971Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

56.6%

2024

111

All-time

4,736

Nailah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 256 girls were named Nailah.

In 2024, only 111 girls were given the name.

Down 56.6% from its peak.

All told, about 4,736 Americans have been named Nailah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2018

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