Nahla
Nahla is a feminine given name of Arabic origin.
Meaning & Origin of Nahla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nahla is a feminine given name of Arabic origin.
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The Story of Nahla
Nahla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 306 Nahlas were born — ranking #861 that year. As of 2026, Nahla ranks #3,835 for baby girls with 39 births, falling sharply (-55%). In total, more than 3K Nahlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nahla
Nahla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Nahla's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #861. Use the chart and map above to compare Nahla'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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