Nala is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Nala is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #856 for girl births in the United States (and #1,627 across all names), given to 317 babies. Nala first appears in 1979 and peaked in 2019 (428 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 317 | 317 | #856 |
| 2024 | 375 | 375 | #753 |
| 2023 | 320 | 320 | #846 |
| 2022 | 351 | 351 | #804 |
| 2021 | 385 | 385 | #741 |
| 2020 | 406 | 406 | #695 |
| 2019 | 428 | 428 | #679 |
| 2018 | 374 | 374 | #742 |
| 2017 | 362 | 362 | #766 |
| 2016 | 365 | 365 | #777 |
| 2015 | 286 | 286 | #950 |
| 2014 | 267 | 267 | #994 |
| 2013 | 234 | 234 | #1,066 |
| 2012 | 238 | 238 | #1,059 |
| 2011 | 158 | 158 | #1,438 |
| 2010 | 125 | 125 | #1,692 |
| 2009 | 111 | 111 | #1,899 |
| 2008 | 119 | 119 | #1,820 |
| 2007 | 92 | 92 | #2,172 |
| 2006 | 102 | 102 | #1,972 |
| 2005 | 71 | 71 | #2,478 |
| 2004 | 94 | 94 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 78 | 78 | #2,222 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | #3,052 |
| 2001 | 56 | 56 | #2,687 |
| 2000 | 51 | 51 | #2,848 |
| 1999 | 51 | 51 | #2,725 |
| 1998 | 54 | 54 | #2,556 |
| 1997 | 55 | — | #2,418 |
| 1996 | 51 | — | #2,499 |
| 1995 | 85 | — | #1,724 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #4,340 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,345 |