Nailea: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,606

among girls · ↑180 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

130

named Nailea · +15% vs 2024

How common

1 in 12,364

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

130 babies

All-time total

1,462

#5,798 all-time among girls

First recorded

1988

in Social Security records

Nailea popularity over time

1,462 babies have been named Nailea since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1980s	15	2	–	#8,947
1990s	71	7	+373%	#5,202
2000s	544	54	+666%	#1,679
2010s	310	31	-43%	#3,644
2020s (to 2025)	522	87	+181%	#1,606

Where Nailea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	164	0.10	outside top 500
2027	200	0.12	outside top 500
2028	236	0.15	outside top 500
2029	272	0.17	outside top 500
2030	307	0.19	outside top 500

Where Nailea is most popular

Girls named Nailea per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nailea born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
California	130	0.155	+162%
Texas	119	0.148	+151%
Arizona	18	0.128	+118%
Indiana	5	0.036	-40%
Illinois	8	0.035	-41%
Georgia	5	0.022	-63%
Alaska	–	–	–
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nailea

Nailea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,606 in 2025 with 130 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 1,462 American babies have been named Nailea. Its peak came in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nailea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nailea?

The median living Nailea is about 13 years old; half are between 3 and 21. An estimated 1,500 people named Nailea are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nailea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	130	#1,606
2024	113	#1,786
2023	81	#2,282
2022	85	#2,223
2021	69	#2,551
2020	44	#3,482
2019	25	#5,271
2018	21	#5,945
2017	24	#5,478
2016	28	#4,948
2015	27	#5,081
2014	29	#4,862
2013	40	#3,831
2012	39	#3,971
2011	43	#3,644
2010	34	#4,373
2009	51	#3,287
2008	53	#3,204
2007	31	#4,771
2006	56	#3,045
2005	27	#4,919
2004	46	#3,312
2003	62	#2,600
2002	110	#1,679
2001	60	#2,558
2000	48	#2,967
1995	5	#15,016
1990	14	#6,354
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nailea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nailea?

The median living Nailea is about 13 years old. Half of all living Naileas are between 3 and 21 years old.

How many people named Nailea are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Nailea are alive in the United States, based on 1,462 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nailea in 2025?

Nailea ranked #1,606 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 130 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nailea?

1,462 babies have been named Nailea in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nailea most popular?

Nailea peaked in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name.

Is Nailea a boy or girl name?

Nailea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nailea rising or falling?

Nailea is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nailea become more popular?

Nailea is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 307 girls named Nailea in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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