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Nahla

“Arabic: first drink of water / water in the desert, or honeybee” — Arabic origin

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

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.

Around the world: #39 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

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

Famous Nahlas

• Nahla El Fatiha Naili — Algerian sculptor
• Nahla Mahmoud — Sudanese-born British writer and activist
• Nahla Ramadan — Egyptian weightlifter
• Nahla Hussain al-Shaly — Iraqi politician
• Nahla Chahal — Lebanese activist and journalist

In stories & tradition

• Nahla Ake — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

What Nahlas become

Among 24 notable people named Nahla:

No single standout — notable Nahlas spread across many fields.

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

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