Nyala
A girls’ name of Amharic origin, meaning antelope; a type of animal.
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
Nyala by the numbers
Nyala was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nyala. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Nyala
Names that are said the same way as Nyala, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a deer
Like Nyala, each of these has a deer in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Devynfawn-like; a modern respelling of Devin313 in the US (2017)
- Tabithagazelle143 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raleighdeer meadow or clearing235 in the US (2017)
- Rayleighdeer meadow or clearing; a respelling of Raleigh187 in the US (2017)
- Fiadhwild, woodland deer182 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hartleyhart meadow; deer clearing157 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nyala
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