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Girl name

Naela

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Naela has been given to about 104 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 103
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Naela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 9
  • Born in 20255
  • All time104

How popular is Naela?

Its best year was 2003, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 11041st. The typical living American called Naela is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Naela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaela0.85
  2. Nala0.80
  3. Angela0.75
  4. Pamela0.75
  5. Nella0.76
  6. Tamela0.75
  7. Anabella0.73
  8. Annabella0.72

Middle names for Naela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Naela Josephine0.84
  2. Naela Rose0.83
  3. Naela Louise0.83
  4. Naela June0.82
  5. Naela Pearl0.82
  6. Naela Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Naela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.71
  2. Azariasister · 0.70
  3. Yarelisister · 0.69
  4. Koenbrother · 0.69
  5. Jahmirbrother · 0.69
  6. Blazebrother · 0.69

Where Naela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Naela White0.78
    2. Naela Reyes0.78
    3. Naela Moore0.78
    4. Naela Lee0.78
    5. Naela Hill0.78
    6. Naela Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Naela

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.