Nala name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Swahili and Sanskrit
Usage: Hindi, Sanskrit, Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Swahili, African, English, Indian, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya and Telugu
Pronunciation: nah-luh
Meaning: Beloved, Hollow Reed, Olive, Lioness and Nothing
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Nala meaning and origin

What does Nala mean?

Commonly Accepted unisex name Nala means "Beloved, Any Hollow Pipe, Olive, Lioness or Nothing" and is mostly used in Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati, Swahili, Indian, English, Bengali, African, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam and Arabic is rooted from Swahili and Sanskrit languages.

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How do I pronounce Nala?

Two syllabled Nala is most commonly pronounced as nah-luh.

Variants of Nala

Nalah

Names that rhyme with Nala

How popular is the name Nala?

A common name in United States with over 3535 new-borns have been given the name since 1979. Currently the name is hotter than ever, 370 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 742nd position.

In England and Wales, Nala is a familiar name where it has been in use since 1996 and has secured the place in top 800 names. Recently in 2018, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 729 on girl names chart when 54 babies were named Nala.

There are over 253 babies that have been given the name Nala in England and Wales.

Nala is an uncommon baby name in France, its highest ever rank is 1544 (2016) in its 17 years run on France naming chart.

Over 223 people have been named Nala in France. In Switzerland, it has been in use since 2004 and achieved its top ranking of 410 in 2018. In Belgium, it is relatively new, first appeared in 2006.

But Nala is a popular baby name in India where every 1 in 30000 have the name. As per our estimate, over 50000 people has been named Nala globally.

YearRankBirths
2023846317
2022804347
2021736384
2020694405
2019681425
2018744372
2017766360
2016779363
2015948286
2014992267
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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Numerological analysis of Nala

You can't stand people without a purpose. You don't take love very seriously. There isn't a person you can't charm. In order to gain more than you already have, you need to take uncalculated risks and see where they take you. You are trustworthy and hate liars who obsess over material things. Your independence and narcissism make you more attractive than you already are in people's eyes. Deep inside you want someone to take over your dominance and take over the control.

Looking for a name like Nala? Please go through the following names

  •  Zahara - Odd girl name Zahara is substantially used in Arabic and English that came from African-Swahili, meaning of Zahara is "Flower or Beauty"
  •  Hanaa - Unwonted Hanaa has its origin in Japanese, Hanaa means "Happiness", prevalently used in African, Arabic and Swahili is used as a baby girl name
  •  Yusuf - Dominantly used in Danish and Swedish darling, Yusuf is used as a boy name, meaning of Yusuf is "Joseph, He (God) Will Add or God will Add" is rooted from Hebrew
  •  Asim - Mostly used in Turkish, Indian and African rarefied, Asim means "Boundless, Reward or Protector" has its origin in Sanskrit and Arabic is aimed at baby boys
  •  Hasnaa means From Swahili or Beauty is used in Tamil and Arabic and a baby girl name is rooted from Arabic, African-Swahili and African

Famous people named Nala

  • Nalan Kumarasamy in Soodhu Kavvum as Writer

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
  4. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  5. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  6. Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
  7. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
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