How Many People Are Named Nalen?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Nalen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nalen peaked in popularity in 2003 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nalen 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 Nalen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nalen is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
6 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nalen
Nalen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nalen as a male name
Ranked #13,720 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 2003 (6 births)
Nalen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nalen span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 21 babies were registered. Nalen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nalen by Decade
How has Nalen 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.
Nalen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nalen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nalen
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nalen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nalen?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Nalen 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 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Nalen a common name?
Nalen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nalen most popular?
Nalen reached peak popularity in 2003, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nalen is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nalen a male name?
Nalen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nalen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nalen Smith, Nalen Johnson, Nalen 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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