Nahla
How to say it: NAH-luh · /ˈnɑlə/
Arabic: first drink of water; Swahili: successful. Also a lion cub character in The Lion King.
Nahla was the 2,066th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 60 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 68% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,399 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,066 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 60 |
| Share of births | 1 in 55,255 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −68% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,399 |
| In France, 2025 | #894 among girls’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Nahla is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nahla is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #894 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Nahla
- Nahla El Fatiha Naili (born 1986)Algerian sculptor
- Nahla Ramadan (born 1985)Egyptian weightlifter
- Nahla Mahmoud (born 1986)Sudanese-born British writer and activist
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