Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Nyla name popularity since 1925
27,559 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nyla. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Nyla is about 12 years old in 2026. Nyla peaked in 2024 as the #229 name for girls, and it ranked #236 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,559
- Named Nyla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #236
- for girls in 2025 (1,315 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 27,559 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.35× its national share
Peak year is the year Nyla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nyla births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Nyla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Nyla became 4.6× more common, from 1 in 13,000 baby girls to 1 in 2,820.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Nyla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nyla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nyla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 137 | – |
| 1930s | 371 | #1,114 |
| 1940s | 506 | #1,182 |
| 1950s | 570 | #1,135 |
| 1960s | 271 | #2,449 |
| 1970s | 186 | #4,295 |
| 1980s | 184 | #4,399 |
| 1990s | 800 | #1,973 |
| 2000s | 6,472 | #362 |
| 2010s | 10,359 | #326 |
| 2020–25 | 7,703 | #236 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
55.6% of babies named Nyla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Nyla is most popular
The index compares Nyla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nyla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.35× | 1,616 |
| Florida | 1.92× | 1,722 |
| Maryland | 1.80× | 681 |
| North Carolina | 1.73× | 1,221 |
| Louisiana | 1.67× | 745 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Nyla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Nyla (this page) | 27,559 | 2024 |
| Nylah | 13,739 | 2019 |
| Nila | 6,301 | 1935 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nyla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nyla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nyla (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data