Nylah
Nylah was the 504th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 590 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 363rd with 870 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 66 places. More babies were named Nylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Nyla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #504 girls, down 101 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 590girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019870 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,739babies recorded
What does the name Nylah mean?
Nylah is a spelling of Nyla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Nyla's meaning and origin.
Nyla is a modern girl's name without a documented etymology. Wiktionary records it only as a female given name, and Wikipedia's entry is about a Jamaican singer who uses Nyla as a stage name for her real name, Nailah. It may be a spelling of Nailah or Naila, Arabic names, or a blend modeled on names like Lyla and Myla, but we found no dictionary source to settle it.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; possibly a form of Nailah or a modern blend.
Related names: Nylah, Naila, Nailah, Lyla.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Nyla', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Nyla', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #504 | 590 |
| 2020 | #403 | 775 |
| 2010 | #605 | 486 |
| 2000 | #2,364 | 66 |
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How popular is Nylah, counting every spelling?
Nylah is a spelling of Nyla, a name family that ranked #182 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #504 for Nylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,913 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyla | 1,315 | #236 | 6,490 |
| Nylah | 590 | #504 | 3,615 |
| Nylaa | 8 | #11,657 | 42 |
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 Nylah?
590 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nylah (0.16 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nylah 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 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nylah?
About 13,600 people born in the US named Nylah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Nylah 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.
Nylah by state
How common Nylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.4×), Mississippi (2.4×), South Carolina (2.4×), Louisiana (2.2×), Alabama (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oregon, Iowa, Washington.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nylah
How popular is the name Nylah?
Nylah was the 504th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 590 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 363rd with 870 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 66 places. More babies were named Nylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nylah in the US.
Where is Nylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nylah was most common in District of Columbia (1.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Mississippi.