How Many People Are Named Niala?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Niala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Niala peaked in popularity in 2016 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niala as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Niala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2016
15 births
Total Registered
170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niala
Niala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 170 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niala as a female name
Ranked #13,049 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (15 births)
Niala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niala span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 88 babies were registered. While Niala is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niala by Decade
How has Niala tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Niala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Niala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niala?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Niala are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Niala a common name?
Niala is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niala most popular?
Niala reached peak popularity in 2016, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niala is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niala a female name?
Niala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niala Smith, Niala Johnson, Niala Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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