How Many People Are Named Nihla?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Nihla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Nihla peaked in popularity in 1935 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nihla 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 Nihla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nihla is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1935
13 births
Total Registered
30
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nihla
Nihla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 30 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nihla as a female name
Ranked #10,968 in 2011
10 female births in 2011
Peak: 1935 (13 births)
Nihla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nihla span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 13 babies were registered. While Nihla is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nihla by Decade
How has Nihla 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.
Nihla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nihla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nihla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nihla?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Nihla 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 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Nihla a common name?
Nihla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nihla most popular?
Nihla reached peak popularity in 1935, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nihla is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nihla a female name?
Nihla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nihla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nihla Smith, Nihla Johnson, Nihla 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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