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Nahla

100% girls · 60 born in 2025

Nahla has been given to about 3,236 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,218
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nahla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 306
  • Born in 202560
  • All time3,236
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Nahla?

Its best year was 2011, when 306 babies were given the name, ranking 861st. The typical living American called Nahla is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Nahla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nala0.85
  2. Kayla0.70
  3. Carla0.70
  4. Layla0.70
  5. Karla0.70
  6. Jayla0.70
  7. Darla0.70
  8. Marla0.70

Middle names for Nahla

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

Sibling names for Nahla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aaravbrother · 0.93
  2. Bodebrother · 0.92
  3. Yaretzisister · 0.92
  4. Zaidenbrother · 0.91
  5. Bristolsister · 0.91
  6. Maddeneither · 0.91

Where Nahla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. North Carolina0.01%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Nahla across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.