Given name
Nalea
“a successful woman”·“of the olive tree”
Nalea is a variant of Nala. Interpretations include “a successful woman” and “of the olive tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nalea is a variant of Nala. Interpretations include “a successful woman” and “of the olive tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nalea is a variant of Nala. Nala has been associated with African and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nalea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 136
- 0 boys · 136 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,791 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,791 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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