Nala has been given to about 6,138 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Nala ranks 856th among American girls in 2025, with 317 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 428 babies were given the name, ranking 679th. The typical living American called Nala is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
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.