Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nala

Gender

Female

Origin

Unknown
African

Syllables

2

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Keenan Ivory Wayans

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #675, 428 births); most recent 2025 (rank #856, 317 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025317
2024374
2023319
2022351
2021384
2020406
2019428
2018373
2017362
2016364

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #428, 102 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 66 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202566
202460
202388
202296
2021102
202097
201973
201854
201739
201636

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #997, 41 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1452, 22 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202322
202225
202141
202033
201933
201822
201718
201625
201519
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #544, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
20205
20193
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence