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Naila

Girl

Meaning of Naila: Arabic & Persian: 'attainer'

Naila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1677th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 647th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1677

118 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#647

60 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,235

First recorded 1953 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 36 babies1999: 44 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 74 babies2003: 59 babies2004: 83 babies2005: 72 babies2006: 98 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 109 babies2009: 87 babies2010: 84 babies20102011: 91 babies2012: 81 babies2013: 93 babies2014: 82 babies2015: 97 babies2016: 105 babies2017: 125 babies2018: 168 babies2019: 231 babies2020: 158 babies20202021: 145 babies2022: 136 babies2023: 167 babies2024: 150 babies2025: 118 babies
US babies named Naila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 231.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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