Nahla

Meaning: First drink of water, or honeybee
Origin: Arabic

Girl's name · #2850 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Nahla's best rank, #861, came in 2011; it has settled back to #2850 today. Roughly 3,200 girls have been named Nahla since 1977.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#49 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #829 in Austria (2025) · #1,228 in France (2025) · #1,346 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,584 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,668 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #8,528 in Ecuador (2025) · #764 in Ireland (2021) · #1,204 in Belgium (2020) · #816 in Scotland (2013) · #1,226 in Slovakia (2013).

Famous Nahlas

Nahla Mahmoud — Sudanese-born British ex-Muslim activist (born 1986 or 1987)
Nahla Chahal — Lebanese writer, researcher and activist (born 1953)
Nahla El Fatiha Naili — Algerian sculptor (born 1986)
Nahla Hussain al-Shaly — Iraqi politician (1973–2008)
Nahla Abdo — Palestinian-Canadian academic (born 1953)

In stories & tradition

Nahla Ake — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (TV series)

What Nahlas become

Among 24 notable people named Nahla:

No single standout — notable Nahlas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Raniyah · Hala · Aleigha · Ziya · Rahma · Sanaa

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