girl's name
Nyelah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 125
Nyelah is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2020, when 12 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Nyelah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 60 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 34 |
How popular is Nyelah?
In 2023, Nyelah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Nyelah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nyelah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nyelah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nyelah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nyelah
How popular is the name Nyelah?
In 2023, Nyelah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Nyelah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyelah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nyelah most popular?
Nyelah peaked in 2020, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.