Given name & surname
Nalla
“a successful woman”·“of the olive tree”
Nalla 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
Nalla 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
Nalla 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 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nalla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 122
- 0 boys · 122 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 606 as a surname in 2020.
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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