Nithila
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning night or darkness.
Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nithila by the numbers
Nithila was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nithila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Nithila, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the night
Like Nithila, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nithila
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