Nailea: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “wave of the sea”
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- Say it
- nye-LAY-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Usually presented as a modern Hawaiian-style name, often analyzed from Hawaiian elements associated with sea imagery. Usage in Spanish-speaking communities may also reflect influence from names like Naila or Naila. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Nailea?
Babies named Nailea in 2024113
2024 rank#1,778 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,332
Nailea is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Nailea
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Nailea questions
What does the name Nailea mean?
Nailea means "wave of the sea". It comes from Hawaiian. Usually presented as a modern Hawaiian-style name, often analyzed from Hawaiian elements associated with sea imagery. Usage in Spanish-speaking communities may also reflect influence from names like Naila or Naila.
Is Nailea a boy or girl name?
Nailea is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Nailea?
113 US babies were named Nailea in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Nailea?
Nailea is usually pronounced nye-LAY-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.