How Many People Are Named Nuala?
An estimated 335 people in the United States have the first name Nuala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Nuala peaked in popularity in 2009 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nuala 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 Nuala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
335
About 1 in 1,023,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2009
26 births
Total Registered
356
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nuala
Nuala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 356 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nuala as a female name
Ranked #7,479 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (26 births)
Nuala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nuala span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 118 babies were registered. While Nuala is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nuala by Decade
How has Nuala 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.
Nuala by State
Nuala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nuala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nuala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nuala?
We estimate approximately 335 people named Nuala 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 1,023,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Nuala a common name?
Nuala is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 356 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nuala most popular?
Nuala reached peak popularity in 2009, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nuala is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nuala a female name?
Nuala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nuala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nuala Smith, Nuala Johnson, Nuala 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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