How Many People Are Named Nila?
An estimated 4,183 people in the United States have the first name Nila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Nila peaked in popularity in 2022 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nila 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 Nila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,183
About 1 in 81,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2022
144 births
Total Registered
7,019
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nila
Nila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,019 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nila as a female name
Ranked #1,675 in 2024
122 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (144 births)
Nila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nila span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,062 babies were registered. While Nila is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nila by Decade
How has Nila 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.
Nila by State
Birth registrations for Nila span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Indiana, California, Texas. The lowest are in Iowa, Colorado, Maryland. On average, about 83 Nilas were registered per state.
Nila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nila
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nila?
We estimate approximately 4,183 people named Nila 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 81,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Nila a common name?
Nila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,019 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nila most popular?
Nila reached peak popularity in 2022, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nila is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nila a female name?
Nila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nila Smith, Nila Johnson, Nila 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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