Feminine dossier · first seen 1971
Nailah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2018
Peak era
2018
Peak births
256
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Nailah
How many people are named Nailah?
An estimated 4,772 living Americans are named Nailah.
How rare is Nailah?
Nailah is uncommon among babies today, with 110 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 57% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Nailah?
The median age of a living American named Nailah is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 23 years old.
Is Nailah still popular?
Not especially. Nailah has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 110 births in 2025.
Where is Nailah most common?
Nailah has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.
1971Peak 20182025
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
57%
2025
110
All-time
4,848
Where it lives now
Nailah is most concentrated in Georgia — about 2.6× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Nailah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.