girl's name

Nilla

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 102

Nilla is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Nilla is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2009, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1952.

Nilla over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nilla by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 10
2000s 20
2010s 30
2020s (to 2022) 10

How popular is Nilla?

In 2022, Nilla was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nilla is used

France #6,169 5 in 2022
England & Wales #6,646 3 in 2024
United States #15,847 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nilla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nilla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nilla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nilla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nilla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nilla

How popular is the name Nilla?

In 2022, Nilla was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nilla a girl's or a boy's name?

Nilla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nilla most popular?

Nilla peaked in 2009, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.