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Naila

100% girls · 118 born in 2025

Naila has been given to about 3,235 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,208
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Naila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 231
  • Born in 2025118
  • All time3,235
  • England & Wales, 2025#671 · 56

How popular is Naila?

Its best year was 2019, when 231 babies were given the name, ranking 1085th. The typical living American called Naila is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Naila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laila0.85
  2. Kaila0.85
  3. Aila0.85
  4. Nila0.80
  5. Nala0.80
  6. Kayla0.76
  7. Naima0.79
  8. Layla0.76

Middle names for Naila

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

Sibling names for Naila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jahmirbrother · 0.97
  2. Keziahsister · 0.97
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.96
  4. Zamirbrother · 0.96
  5. Maisysister · 0.96
  6. Ayaneither · 0.96

Where Naila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Texas0.01%
  4. Florida0.01%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Naila 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.