How Many People Are Named Nailah?
An estimated 4,658 people in the United States have the first name Nailah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Nailah peaked in popularity in 2018 with 256 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nailah 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 Nailah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nailah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,658
About 1 in 73,584 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2018
256 births
Total Registered
4,736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nailah
Nailah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,736 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nailah as a female name
Ranked #1,812 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (256 births)
Nailah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nailah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,866 babies were registered. While Nailah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nailah by Decade
How has Nailah 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.
Nailah by State
Birth registrations for Nailah span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Nevada, Missouri. On average, about 124 Nailahs were registered per state.
Nailah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nailah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nailah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nailah?
We estimate approximately 4,658 people named Nailah 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 73,584 Americans share this first name.
Is Nailah a common name?
Nailah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nailah most popular?
Nailah reached peak popularity in 2018, when 256 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nailah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nailah a female name?
Nailah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nailah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nailah Smith, Nailah Johnson, Nailah 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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