girl's name
Nylah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 16,209
the United States
#504
2025 births
Nylah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 590 babies in the United States, ranking #504. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2019, when 870 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,619 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
Nylah 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 149 |
| 2000s | 2,008 |
| 2010s | 7,192 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,390 |
How popular is Nylah?
In 2025, Nylah was given to 590 babies in the United States, ranking #504 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Nylah 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 Nylah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nylah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nylah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nylah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nylah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nylah
How popular is the name Nylah?
In 2025, Nylah was given to 590 babies in the United States, ranking #504 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Nylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nylah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nylah most popular?
Nylah peaked in 2019, when 870 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nylah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nylah currently ranks #356 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.