How Many People Are Named Naleah?
An estimated 438 people in the United States have the first name Naleah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Naleah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naleah 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 Naleah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
438
About 1 in 782,544 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2009
30 births
Total Registered
442
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naleah
Naleah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 442 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Naleah as a female name
Ranked #8,262 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (30 births)
Naleah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naleah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 248 babies were registered. While Naleah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Naleah by Decade
How has Naleah 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.
Naleah by State
Naleah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Naleah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naleah?
We estimate approximately 438 people named Naleah 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 782,544 Americans share this first name.
Is Naleah a common name?
Naleah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 442 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naleah most popular?
Naleah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naleah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naleah a female name?
Naleah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naleah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naleah Smith, Naleah Johnson, Naleah 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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