How Many People Are Named Nahal?
An estimated 83 people in the United States have the first name Nahal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Nahal peaked in popularity in 1997 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nahal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nahal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nahal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
83
About 1 in 4,129,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
8 births
Total Registered
85
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nahal
Nahal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 85 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nahal as a female name
Ranked #17,000 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1997 (8 births)
Nahal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nahal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 33 babies were registered. Nahal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nahal by Decade
How has Nahal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nahal by State
Nahal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nahal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nahal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nahal?
We estimate approximately 83 people named Nahal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,129,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Nahal a common name?
Nahal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nahal most popular?
Nahal reached peak popularity in 1997, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nahal is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nahal a female name?
Nahal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nahal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nahal Smith, Nahal Johnson, Nahal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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