Nyla
Girl · NY-la
Nyla is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 227th for girls in the UK (231 babies) and 236th for girls in the US (1,315 babies).
Where does Nyla come from?
May be a spelling of Naila or Nila
- Say it
- NY-la
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 231 girls in the UK and 1,315 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nyla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #227among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 231about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 231 girls in the UK were named Nyla, making it the 227th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 259th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 267 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nyla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 446 girls in the UK were given Nyla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #145, up from #227 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 214th in England and Wales and 301st in Scotland.
Nyla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 231 | #227 |
| 2024 | 267 | #200 |
| 2023 | 234 | #222 |
| 2022 | 214 | #240 |
| 2021 | 250 | #226 |
| 2020 | 199 | #259 |
| 2019 | 189 | #281 |
| 2018 | 193 | #278 |
| 2017 | 182 | #292 |
| 2016 | 157 | #340 |
| 2015 | 152 | #340 |
| 2014 | 144 | #353 |
| 2013 | 105 | #444 |
| 2012 | 106 | #466 |
| 2011 | 109 | #446 |
| 2010 | 91 | #502 |
| 2009 | 58 | #699 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,215 |
| 2007 | 30 | #1,057 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Nyla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #236among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,315about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,315 girls in the US were named Nyla, making it the 236th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 247th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,344 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Nyla in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,141 girls in the US were given Nyla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #168, up from #236 for this spelling alone.
Nyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,315 | #236 |
| 2024 | 1,344 | #229 |
| 2023 | 1,246 | #249 |
| 2022 | 1,262 | #241 |
| 2021 | 1,323 | #227 |
| 2020 | 1,213 | #247 |
| 2019 | 1,275 | #256 |
| 2018 | 1,134 | #289 |
| 2017 | 1,082 | #304 |
| 2016 | 1,000 | #328 |
| 2015 | 1,002 | #326 |
| 2014 | 1,086 | #299 |
| 2013 | 1,033 | #313 |
| 2012 | 956 | #328 |
| 2011 | 1,000 | #315 |
| 2010 | 791 | #405 |
| 2009 | 801 | #394 |
| 2008 | 784 | #409 |
| 2007 | 718 | #446 |
| 2006 | 835 | #389 |
| 2005 | 869 | #361 |
| 2004 | 745 | #410 |
| 2003 | 615 | #478 |
| 2002 | 637 | #453 |
| 2001 | 264 | #865 |
| 2000 | 204 | #1,027 |
| 1999 | 189 | #1,064 |
| 1998 | 190 | #1,039 |
| 1997 | 134 | #1,296 |
| 1996 | 100 | #1,569 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 25 | #3,343 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 21 | #3,166 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,522 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 21 | #2,789 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 25 | #2,410 |
| 1964 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1963 | 28 | #2,251 |
| 1962 | 33 | #2,030 |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,787 |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,724 |
| 1959 | 42 | #1,694 |
| 1958 | 52 | #1,480 |
| 1957 | 62 | #1,343 |
| 1956 | 59 | #1,350 |
| 1955 | 78 | #1,129 |
| 1954 | 52 | #1,391 |
| 1953 | 67 | #1,177 |
| 1952 | 48 | #1,401 |
| 1951 | 69 | #1,115 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,432 |
| 1949 | 48 | #1,322 |
| 1948 | 47 | #1,344 |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,301 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,466 |
| 1945 | 45 | #1,174 |
| 1944 | 46 | #1,152 |
| 1943 | 60 | #1,027 |
| 1942 | 52 | #1,091 |
| 1941 | 73 | #851 |
| 1940 | 50 | #1,010 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,308 |
| 1938 | 48 | #1,031 |
| 1937 | 46 | #1,048 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,245 |
| 1935 | 40 | #1,101 |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,098 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,197 |
| 1932 | 38 | #1,162 |
| 1931 | 34 | #1,243 |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,606 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,446 |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,365 |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,485 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,622 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,890 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,770 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,782 |
| 1922 | 31 | #1,464 |
| 1921 | 18 | #2,120 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,731 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,812 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,673 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,427 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
Names like Nyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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