Nylah
Girl · NY-la
Nylah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 396th for girls in the UK (118 babies) and 503rd for girls in the US (590 babies).
Where does Nylah come from?
Spelling of Nyla; may relate to Naila or Nila
- Say it
- NY-la
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nylah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 118 girls in the UK and 590 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nylah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #396among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 118about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 118 girls in the UK were named Nylah, making it the 396th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 332nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 174 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nylah 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 Nylah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #145, up from #396 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 391st in England and Wales and 324th in Scotland.
Nylah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | #396 |
| 2024 | 118 | #405 |
| 2023 | 145 | #335 |
| 2022 | 150 | #322 |
| 2021 | 174 | #304 |
| 2020 | 148 | #332 |
| 2019 | 127 | #379 |
| 2018 | 139 | #365 |
| 2017 | 135 | #376 |
| 2016 | 93 | #509 |
| 2015 | 109 | #449 |
| 2014 | 94 | #503 |
| 2013 | 70 | #642 |
| 2012 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2011 | 48 | #826 |
| 2010 | 34 | #1,055 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Nylah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #503among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 590about 1 in 2,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 590 girls in the US were named Nylah, making it the 503rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 402nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 870 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had fewer girls named Nylah than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Nylah in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,141 girls in the US were given Nylah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #168, up from #503 for this spelling alone.
Nylah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 590 | #503 |
| 2024 | 695 | #450 |
| 2023 | 805 | #383 |
| 2022 | 735 | #430 |
| 2021 | 790 | #400 |
| 2020 | 775 | #402 |
| 2019 | 870 | #363 |
| 2018 | 758 | #408 |
| 2017 | 719 | #441 |
| 2016 | 804 | #415 |
| 2015 | 722 | #438 |
| 2014 | 743 | #429 |
| 2013 | 734 | #412 |
| 2012 | 704 | #444 |
| 2011 | 652 | #457 |
| 2010 | 486 | #604 |
| 2009 | 456 | #648 |
| 2008 | 349 | #819 |
| 2007 | 227 | #1,133 |
| 2006 | 207 | #1,173 |
| 2005 | 215 | #1,104 |
| 2004 | 162 | #1,313 |
| 2003 | 115 | #1,667 |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,431 |
| 2001 | 78 | #2,111 |
| 2000 | 66 | #2,328 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Names like Nylah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah Safa Ayah Zainab Noa Aaliyah Hafsa Ayra Ayla Hiba Layla Raya