Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Nashla

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,437 Trend ↓ Falling 12%

Nashla is a feminine given name of uncertain origins, primarily used among Spanish speakers in North America.

Rank 2025
#3,437
among girls · ↓468 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Nashla · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
77 babies
All-time total
839
#8,487 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Nashla popularity over time

839 babies have been named Nashla since 1999, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 5 1 – #16,107
2000s 109 11 +2080% #5,496
2010s 360 36 +230% #2,703
2020s (to 2025) 365 61 +69% #2,332

Where Nashla 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 45 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 44 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

Where Nashla is most popular

Girls named Nashla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.036 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nashla 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
New Jersey 53 0.294 +724%
New York 77 0.194 +446%
Massachusetts 23 0.190 +434%
Pennsylvania 40 0.169 +375%
Connecticut 5 0.086 +141%
Florida 22 0.051 +44%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Nashla

Nashla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,437 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 839 American babies have been named Nashla. Its peak came in 2021, when 77 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 Nashla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nashla?

The median living Nashla is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 800 people named Nashla are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Nashla year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 45 #3,437
2024 56 #2,969
2023 54 #3,076
2022 57 #2,949
2021 77 #2,360
2020 76 #2,332
2019 64 #2,703
2018 42 #3,657
2017 43 #3,609
2016 41 #3,757
2015 39 #3,900
2014 47 #3,405
2013 25 #5,438
2012 27 #5,207
2011 20 #6,498
2010 12 #9,642
2009 26 #5,496
2008 10 #11,360
2007 12 #9,989
2006 23 #5,859
2005 15 #7,801
2004 6 #15,502
2003 6 #15,202
2002 6 #14,879
2001 5 #17,170
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nashla?

The median living Nashla is about 6 years old. Half of all living Nashlas are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Nashla are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Nashla are alive in the United States, based on 839 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nashla mean?

Nashla is a feminine given name of uncertain origins, primarily used among Spanish speakers in North America.

How popular is the name Nashla in 2025?

Nashla ranked #3,437 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nashla?

839 babies have been named Nashla in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nashla most popular?

Nashla peaked in 2021, when 77 newborns received the name.

Is Nashla a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Nashla rising or falling?

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

Will Nashla become more popular?

Nashla looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Nashla in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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