Is Nalaya a boy or girl name?

Nalaya is a girl’s name. Of the 617 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nalaya

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Nalaya was most popular in 2021, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,663 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 617 people named Nalaya.

Nalaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nalaya’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nalaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nalaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 617 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.

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