Nejla
Nejla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian.
- Turkish
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Nejla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nejla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Bosnian
The Story of Nejla
Nejla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 15 births, good for #8,058 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Nejlas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 156 Nejlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nejla
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nejla. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Necla
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About the name Nejla
Nejla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 156 births in the dataset. Nejla's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,058. Use the chart and map above to compare Nejla'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.