Nahla is an Arabic name that means "a drink of water" or "first drink", and it is also close to Nala, the lioness of The Lion King. Its American rise came in 2008, when actress Halle Berry named her daughter Nahla. In the United States the name entered the top 1000 at number 861 in 2011, dropped out again and now stands at number 2850 in 2025.