How Many People Are Named Niyla?
An estimated 558 people in the United States have the first name Niyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Niyla peaked in popularity in 2012 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niyla 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 Niyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
558
About 1 in 614,255 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2012
44 births
Total Registered
563
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niyla
Niyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 563 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niyla as a female name
Ranked #6,831 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (44 births)
Niyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niyla span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 319 babies were registered. While Niyla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niyla by Decade
How has Niyla 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.
Niyla by State
Birth registrations for Niyla span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Tennessee. On average, about 5 Niylas were registered per state.
Niyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niyla
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Niyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niyla?
We estimate approximately 558 people named Niyla 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 614,255 Americans share this first name.
Is Niyla a common name?
Niyla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 563 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niyla most popular?
Niyla reached peak popularity in 2012, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niyla is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niyla a female name?
Niyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niyla Smith, Niyla Johnson, Niyla 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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