Is Nala a boy or girl name?
Nala is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 374 girls and 0 boys were named Nala, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,815 US babies named Nala were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #752
- Babies named Nala since 1979
- 5,815
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 428 babies
Boys and girls named Nala, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 0 | 320 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 822 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,834 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,834 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 374 | #752 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 319 | #846 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 351 | #803 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 384 | #742 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 406 | #695 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 428 | #679 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 373 | #743 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 362 | #766 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 364 | #781 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 286 | #950 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 267 | #994 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,066 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,059 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,437 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,699 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,899 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,820 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,172 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,972 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,477 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,222 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,052 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,687 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,848 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,724 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,556 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,418 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,499 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,724 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,340 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,345 |
Highest rank
Nala has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #679 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nala
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.