Is Nahla a boy or girl name?

Nahla is a girl’s name. Of the 3,236 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nahla

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Nahla was most popular in 2011, when 306 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,595 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,960, with 60 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,236 people named Nahla.

Nahla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nahla’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nahla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nahla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,236 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nahla

Where Nahla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org