Given name

Naliah

Naliah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Naliah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Naliah through the years

Babies since 1880
357
0 boys · 357 girls
Most popular year
2021
24 babies
2025
24
#5,350 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−3%
Steady
0510152025Highest share 202515
Naliah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2002–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNorth Carolina
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: North Carolina (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,350 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Naliah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Naveah

38RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Nyliah

15Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Zahlia

14Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Niala

“a champion”

11Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Navany

39RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Nakiah

“one who is pure; chaste”

0Not recently recordedEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Naliah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Naliah