The first name Nylah
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, 108 girls were named Nylah, making it the 391st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 165 births (#287).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nylah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nylah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 590 girls born in the United States were named Nylah, the 504th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 870 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 Nylah?
- In 2025, 108 girls born in England and Wales were named Nylah, ranking 391st. Its peak was 2021, with 165 births.
- Is Nylah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,739 US babies named Nylah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nylah most popular?
- 2019 in the United States, when 870 babies were named Nylah, its highest rank at 363rd.