Nallah
A nullah or nala is an 'arm of the sea', stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley. Like the wadi of the Arabs, the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly country where there is little rainfall.
Meaning & Origin of Nallah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A nullah or nala is an 'arm of the sea', stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley. Like the wadi of the Arabs, the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly country where there is little rainfall.
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The Story of Nallah
Nallah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2011, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 10 Nallahs were born — ranking #10,109 that year. As of 2026, Nallah ranks #11,351 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Nallahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nallah
Nallah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Nallah's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Nallah'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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