Feminine dossier · first seen 1979

Nala

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

428

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1979Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

12.6%

2024

374

All-time

5,815

Nala has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 428 girls were named Nala.

In 2024, only 374 girls were given the name.

Down 12.6% from its peak.

All told, about 5,815 Americans have been named Nala and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1979.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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