Nylah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 711 babies a year in the US.
How Nylah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #438 |
| 2016 | #415 |
| 2017 | #441 |
| 2018 | #408 |
| 2019 | #365 |
| 2020 | #402 |
| 2021 | #403 |
| 2022 | #430 |
| 2023 | #382 |
| 2024 | #452 |
| 2025 | #504 |
Nylah by the numbers
In 2025, 108 babies in England and Wales were named Nylah. In the US, 711 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 802 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Nylah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nylah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Nylah
Names that are said the same way as Nylah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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