Naela
Nataly Rivera, better known as Naëla, is a Colombian singer, author and songwriter. She made her music debut as the opening act in the show that Mexican group Camila gave in Bogotá in 2010. Followed this, she released her debut single No Quiero Estar Sin Ti belongs to her debut album Naëla. In 2011, she released two new single of her album, Esta Noche Mando Yo and Muero Por Amarte.
Meaning & Origin of Naela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nataly Rivera, better known as Naëla, is a Colombian singer, author and songwriter. She made her music debut as the opening act in the show that Mexican group Camila gave in Bogotá in 2010. Followed this, she released her debut single No Quiero Estar Sin Ti belongs to her debut album Naëla. In 2011, she released two new single of her album, Esta Noche Mando Yo and Muero Por Amarte.
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The Story of Naela
Naela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 9 births, good for #10,424 nationwide. About 39% of every Naela on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Naela last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 99 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Naela
Naela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 99 births in the dataset. Naela's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #10,424. Use the chart and map above to compare Naela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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