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Nayla

Girl

Meaning of Nayla: Arabic: 'attainer'

Nayla 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 — 1045th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 776th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1045

225 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#776

48 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,579

First recorded 1979 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 26 babies1998: 39 babies1999: 42 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 49 babies2002: 88 babies2003: 71 babies2004: 88 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 87 babies2007: 99 babies2008: 90 babies2009: 124 babies2010: 111 babies20102011: 121 babies2012: 119 babies2013: 149 babies2014: 123 babies2015: 160 babies2016: 152 babies2017: 158 babies2018: 180 babies2019: 184 babies2020: 172 babies20202021: 183 babies2022: 183 babies2023: 169 babies2024: 148 babies2025: 225 babies
US babies named Nayla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 225.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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