Nala is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Nala one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Nala is an East African girl’s name (especially of Tanzania), but also a Hindu boy’s name.
The feminine Nala means “queen”, “lion” and “gift” in Swahili and “bee” in Arabic or Maltese (from “Naħla”). The masculine name Nala means “stem” or “hollow reed” (from Sanskrit “nala/नल”).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Nala is currently ranked #588 on the name leaderboard.
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2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
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🇩🇪 Germany | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
🇳🇱 Netherlands | - | ✓ | - | - | - | - |
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