girl's name

Nahla

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,127

Ireland

#805

2021 births

Nahla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Nahla is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 2011, when 306 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 55,258 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Nahla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,129
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nahla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 14
1990s 58
2000s 364
2010s 2,129
2020s (to 2025) 666

How popular is Nahla?

In 2025, Nahla was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Nahla is used

Ireland #805 4 in 2021
Scotland #895 3 in 2013
France #1,185 30 in 2025
England & Wales #1,608 19 in 2025
Canada #2,017 11 in 2024
United States #2,836 60 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nahla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nahla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nahla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nahla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nahla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nahla

How popular is the name Nahla?

In 2025, Nahla was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Nahla a girl's or a boy's name?

Nahla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nahla most popular?

Nahla peaked in 2011, when 306 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Nahla a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nahla currently ranks #1,185 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.