Nilah
Nilah was the 3757th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2259th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,211 places. More babies were named Nilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,757 girls, down 1,052 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201284 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,420babies recorded
Nilah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,757 | 40 |
| 2020 | #2,705 | 62 |
| 2010 | #2,717 | 66 |
| 2000 | #7,465 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,557 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nilah, counting every spelling?
Nilah is a spelling of Nila, a name family that ranked #1,273 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,757 for Nilah on its own. Together these spellings went to 164 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nila | 116 | #1,754 | 593 |
| Nilah | 40 | #3,757 | 195 |
| Neala | 8 | #11,630 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nilah?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nilah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nilah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nilah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nilah?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Nilah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Nilah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nilah by state
How common Nilah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Nilah
How popular is the name Nilah?
Nilah was the 3757th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2259th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,211 places. More babies were named Nilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nilah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nilah in the US.
Where is Nilah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nilah was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Texas.