Nala Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Nala: every year it appeared on the national list since 1979, with 6,138 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

6,138

Peak year

2019 #679

Years on the list

10-year trend

-9.7%

In the 2010s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1979–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	158	#1438
2012	238	#1059
2013	234	#1066
2014	267	#994
2015	286	#950
2016	365	#777
2017	362	#766
2018	374	#742
2019	428	#679
2020	406	#695
2021	385	#741
2022	351	#804
2023	320	#846
2024	375	#753
2025	317	#856

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2019

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