Nahili
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Nahili by the numbers
Nahili was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Nahili
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nahili. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nahilabee; a form of Nahla7 in the US (2017)
- Nahladrink of water, first drink175 in the US (2017)
- Nailasuccessful or achiever56 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nahomipleasantness; variant spelling of naomi80 in the US (2017)
- Nataliborn on Christmas day; a form of Natalia53 in the US (2017)
- Nabilanoble, of noble birth3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Nahili
Names that are said the same way as Nahili, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Nayali6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nahili
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