NameTides

Nala

Nala was the #856 girls' name in the US in 2025 (317 babies), and #590 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Nala as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesUSIrelandCanada
Nala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#856 (317)#590 (66)—#397 (3)#885 (3)#1,577 (15)
2024#752 (375)#647 (60)———#993 (27)
2023#845 (320)#451 (88)#749 (3)——#1,155 (21)
2022#804 (351)#442 (96)——#905 (3)#993 (26)
2021#740 (385)#428 (102)———#997 (27)
2020#695 (406)#436 (97)#544 (5)——#823 (34)
2019#675 (428)#554 (73)#765 (3)——#1,067 (24)
2018#741 (374)#729 (54)———#1,376 (17)
2017#765 (362)#949 (39)#808 (3)——#1,506 (15)
2016#777 (365)#994 (36)———#1,075 (24)
2015#949 (286)#775 (50)———#1,499 (15)
2014#993 (267)#1,562 (19)———#1,786 (12)
2013#1,062 (234)#1,433 (22)———#1,206 (20)
2012#1,055 (238)#2,338 (11)———#1,350 (18)
2011#1,434 (158)#4,049 (5)———#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #675.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,100 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nala is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,300 to 1 in 5,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nala by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #709ILMichigan: #735MINew York: #902NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #508NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #651INOhio: #711OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #908CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #662VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #748TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #574ALGeorgia: #560GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #780TXFlorida: #634FL
Nala (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#70817

Nala (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NalaCanadaGirls#1,57715
NalaEngland & WalesGirls#59066
NalaIrelandGirls#8853
NalaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
NalaScotlandGirls—too few
NalaUSGirls#856317