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Nala

Nala means “first drink of water” (Arabic origin). 6,138 US babies since 1940, peak 2019.

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What it means

“first drink of water”

ArabicSpelling of Nahla

In US birth records

Peak year: 2019

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6,138 US babies were named Nala between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Nala (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 39% of the family

  • Nala 39%
  • Nahla 21%
  • Naliyah 9%
  • Nalah 6%
  • Nalia 5%
  • Nalayah 4%
  • Nalaya 4%
  • Naleah 3%
  • Naliah 2%
  • Nahlia 2%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2019)