Nala dog name
We found 9,760 dogs named Nala in the public pet registers of 32 places. Combining all places, Nala is the #47 dog name. It is a top-ten name in Switzerland, Zurich and Basel. Almost all dogs named Nala are female.
🐱 Nala is also a popular cat name (#41 for cats, 12,357 cats).
Nala as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #32 in top 100 | 2,683 | 2025 |
| Switzerland Switzerland | #2 in top 34 | 3,703 | 2026 |
| Allegheny County United States | #90 of 51,228 | 647 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #55 of 34,500 | 690 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #27 in top 100 | 1,424 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #92 of 10,500 | 80 | 2019 |
| City of Casey Australia | #19 in top 20 | 139 | 2025 |
| Seattle United States | #55 of 8,191 | 54 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #134 of 4,586 | 20 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #45 of 4,375 | 31 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #173 of 4,602 | 10 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #3 of 5,788 | 54 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #126 of 3,045 | 13 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #24 of 2,965 | 37 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #30 of 2,906 | 24 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #78 of 2,440 | 11 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #2 of 3,446 | 45 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #65 of 2,588 | 12 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #189 of 1,974 | 5 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #147 of 2,062 | 6 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #168 of 1,888 | 5 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #40 of 1,965 | 13 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #48 of 2,347 | 9 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #52 of 1,917 | 8 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #150 of 1,161 | 3 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #33 of 1,280 | 8 | 2019 |
| Miranda Colombia | #66 of 758 | 4 | 2024 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #22 of 717 | 13 | 2026 |
| Prospect Australia | #231 of 518 | 1 | 2016 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #24 of 498 | 5 | 2021–2025 |
| Burlington United States | #55 of 641 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nariño (municipality) Colombia | #112 of 353 | 1 | 2020 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Nala. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
5,276 female and 15 male dogs named Nala, in the places that record sex.
Nala over the years
Dogs named Nala per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Nala
Compared to all dogs, Nala is especially common among Rhodesian Ridgebacks (5.1×), Chow Chows (4.3×), American Bullys (2.9×), Cane Corsos (2.3×) and American Staffordshire Terriers (2.2×).
Based on 1,434 dogs named Nala with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Nala as a baby name
Nala was the #856 girls' name in the US in 2025 (317 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #183 for girls in Switzerland, #397 for girls in Northern Ireland, #427 for girls in Poland and #471 for girls in Austria. See Nala as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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