girl's name
Nilah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,533
Nilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 84 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Nilah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 |
| 1920s | 55 |
| 1930s | 44 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 303 |
| 2010s | 710 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 257 |
How popular is Nilah?
In 2025, Nilah was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nilah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nilah
How popular is the name Nilah?
In 2025, Nilah was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nilah most popular?
Nilah peaked in 2012, when 84 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Nilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nilah currently ranks #3,722 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.