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Nailah

Girl

Meaning of Nailah: Arabic & Persian: 'attainer'

Nailah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1777th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 980th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1777

110 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#980

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,848

First recorded 1971 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 44 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 61 babies1995: 72 babies1996: 64 babies1997: 70 babies1998: 85 babies1999: 89 babies2000: 96 babies20002001: 89 babies2002: 88 babies2003: 92 babies2004: 137 babies2005: 134 babies2006: 155 babies2007: 137 babies2008: 144 babies2009: 140 babies2010: 150 babies20102011: 171 babies2012: 171 babies2013: 179 babies2014: 150 babies2015: 160 babies2016: 159 babies2017: 239 babies2018: 256 babies2019: 231 babies2020: 186 babies20202021: 164 babies2022: 140 babies2023: 122 babies2024: 112 babies2025: 110 babies
US babies named Nailah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 256.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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