How Many People Are Named Nialah?
An estimated 172 people in the United States have the first name Nialah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Nialah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nialah 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 Nialah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
172
About 1 in 1,992,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2011
15 births
Total Registered
174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nialah
Nialah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 174 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nialah as a female name
Ranked #17,054 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2011 (15 births)
Nialah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nialah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 80 babies were registered. Nialah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nialah by Decade
How has Nialah 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.
Nialah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nialah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nialah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nialah?
We estimate approximately 172 people named Nialah 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 1,992,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Nialah a common name?
Nialah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nialah most popular?
Nialah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nialah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nialah a female name?
Nialah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nialah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nialah Smith, Nialah Johnson, Nialah 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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