Nilaya
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning abode of waters; from nila and aya.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nilaya by the numbers
Nilaya was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nilaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Nilaya
Names that are said the same way as Nilaya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean water
Like Nilaya, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
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