The first name Nyla
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 220 girls were named Nyla, making it the 214th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 251 births (#193).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nyla with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nyla at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,315 girls born in the United States were named Nyla, the 236th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 1,344 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Nyla?
- In 2025, 220 girls born in England and Wales were named Nyla, ranking 214th. Its peak was 2024, with 251 births.
- Is Nyla a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 27,714 US babies named Nyla since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nyla most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 1,344 babies were named Nyla, its highest rank at 229th.