Nala is a distinctive choice, ranked #647 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Nala in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#647
US Rank #752
About the Name Nala
Nala has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 211 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #428 β parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Nala is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #752 β notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nala
Unlikely. With around 60 UK babies named Nala per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nala in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nala has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 211 places in the last five years. Its peak was #428 in 2021. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Nala is more popular in the UK (#647) than in the US (#752). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Nala include: Nala Ray β Nala Ray is an American social media influencer, Christian activist, cosplayer, and former pornographic content creator.; Nala (Ramayana) β In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Nala (Sanskrit: ΰ€¨ΰ€², IAST: nala, lit..
Nala ranks #752 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
60
UK babies named Nala (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 211 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nala
Likely around 1 other Nala in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Nala Ray is an American social media influencer, Christian activist, cosplayer, and former pornographic content creator. Ray was raised in a conservative Christian household as the daughter of a Baptist pastor.
Nesta Nala was a Zulu-speaking artist working in the medium of clay. Nala produced a range of earthenware, blackened ceramics that were highly burnished and embellished with both applied and inscribed surface decorations.
Nala Damajanti was the stage name of a late 19th-century snake charmer who toured with P.T. Barnum's circus and performed at the famed Folies Bergère in Paris.
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Nala (Sanskrit: ΰ€¨ΰ€², IAST: nala, lit. lotus), is the vanara (monkey), who is credited as the engineer of the Rama Setu, a bridge across the ocean between Rameswaram (Tamil nadu) and Lanka, identified with modern-day Sri Lanka, so forces of the god Rama can pass over to Lanka.