Is Nayla a boy or girl name?

Nayla is a girl’s name. Of the 3,579 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nayla

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Nayla was most popular in 2025, when 225 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,046 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,046, with 225 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,579 people named Nayla.

Nayla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nayla’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nayla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nayla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,579 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 Nayla

Where Nayla 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