#7522024 rank
2019peak year
5,451babies named Nala since 1880
▼ 13%5-year trend
Nala popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Nala mean?
Known worldwide as the lioness heroine of Disney's The Lion King, where it is glossed as 'queen' or 'gift' in Swahili. Its use as a given name is essentially modern and pop-culture driven.
OriginAfrican
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, mythic
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