Given name
Nailah
“a successful woman; the acquirer”
In Arabic use, Nailah carries the interpretation “a successful woman; the acquirer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Nailah carries the interpretation “a successful woman; the acquirer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Nailah is used as a feminine counterpart of Nail.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nailah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,848
- 0 boys · 4,848 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 256 babies
- 2025
- 110
- #1,829 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 110 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,829 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 256 in 2018. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,374 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nailah’s family of names
Nailah is a feminine form of Nail. Nailah has a related form in Naila. Nailah has a related form in Nayla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Naylavariant
- Nailavariant
- Naylahvariant
- Naelavariant
- Naelahvariant
- Naillahlikely variant
- Naa'ilahvariant
- Na'ilahvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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