Nalo

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A few things about Nalo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nalo

Nalo Hopkinson

Jamaican-born Canadian writer

Choose Nalo and your child shares a first name with Nalo Hopkinson, a Jamaican-born Canadian writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nalo, like who?” Nalo Hopkinson's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 95,238 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Nalo, 18 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nalo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNalo first shows up in US birth records in 1971, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 54 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #4,890.
• ✨New on the sceneNalo wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2020.
• 🚀TrendNalo has climbed 6,814 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,208. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Nalo

Nalo is a boy name of Hebrew origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-alo”. US birth records list Nalo for boys from 2020 to 2025, in 6 of those 6 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #4,890 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,208, with 18 babies.

Origin:Hebrew names