Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Nylah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #504 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#504
among girls · ↓53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
590
named Nylah · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,724
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
870 babies
All-time total
13,739
#1,365 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Nylah popularity over time

13,739 babies have been named Nylah since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 149 15 – #2,879
2000s 2,008 201 +1248% #648
2010s 7,192 719 +258% #363
2020s (to 2025) 4,390 732 +2% #383

Where Nylah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 577 0.36 outside top 500
2027 566 0.35 outside top 500
2028 557 0.35 outside top 500
2029 549 0.34 outside top 500
2030 542 0.34 outside top 500

Where Nylah is most popular

Girls named Nylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.446 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Maryland, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nylah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 15 1.27 +184%
Maryland 114 1.08 +141%
Mississippi 50 1.07 +140%
South Carolina 95 1.06 +137%
Louisiana 87 0.994 +123%
Alabama 84 0.895 +101%
Georgia 189 0.832 +87%
Virginia 141 0.827 +86%
Connecticut 47 0.808 +81%
Massachusetts 94 0.777 +74%
Oklahoma 55 0.747 +68%
North Carolina 157 0.690 +55%
Florida 289 0.675 +52%
Arkansas 33 0.624 +40%
Pennsylvania 143 0.605 +36%
New York 225 0.568 +28%
Nevada 26 0.560 +26%
New Jersey 97 0.537 +21%
Kentucky 44 0.514 +15%
Texas 405 0.504 +13%
Arizona 70 0.499 +12%
Tennessee 79 0.499 +12%
Indiana 70 0.499 +12%
Illinois 111 0.485 +9%
Ohio 113 0.476 +7%
Michigan 83 0.456 ≈ national
Delaware 5 0.441 ≈ national
Missouri 53 0.440 ≈ national
Minnesota 47 0.436 ≈ national
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -10%
Kansas 22 0.381 -14%
Colorado 39 0.349 -22%
California 282 0.335 -25%
New Mexico 8 0.329 -26%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 -43%
West Virginia 6 0.229 -49%
Washington 29 0.201 -55%
Iowa 5 0.086 -81%
Oregon 5 0.077 -83%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nylah

Nylah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #504 in 2025 with 590 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 13,739 American babies have been named Nylah. Its peak came in 2019, when 870 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nylah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nylah?

The median living Nylah is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 14 thousand people named Nylah are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nylah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 590 #504
2024 695 #451
2023 805 #383
2022 735 #430
2021 790 #400
2020 775 #403
2019 870 #363
2018 758 #408
2017 719 #441
2016 804 #415
2015 722 #438
2014 743 #429
2013 734 #413
2012 704 #444
2011 652 #457
2010 486 #605
2009 456 #648
2008 349 #822
2007 227 #1,136
2006 207 #1,179
2005 215 #1,104
2004 162 #1,322
2003 115 #1,672
2002 133 #1,441
2001 78 #2,121
2000 66 #2,364
1995 14 #6,521
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nylah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nylah?

The median living Nylah is about 9 years old. Half of all living Nylahs are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Nylah are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Nylah are alive in the United States, based on 13,739 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nylah in 2025?

Nylah ranked #504 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 590 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nylah?

13,739 babies have been named Nylah in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nylah most popular?

Nylah peaked in 2019, when 870 newborns received the name.

Is Nylah a boy or girl name?

Nylah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nylah rising or falling?

Nylah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Nylah become more popular?

Nylah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 542 girls named Nylah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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