How Many People Are Named Nyala?
An estimated 320 people in the United States have the first name Nyala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Nyala peaked in popularity in 2009 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyala 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 Nyala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
320
About 1 in 1,071,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
18 births
Total Registered
324
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyala
Nyala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 324 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyala as a female name
Ranked #10,036 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (18 births)
Nyala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyala span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 117 babies were registered. While Nyala is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nyala by Decade
How has Nyala 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.
Nyala by State
Nyala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nyala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyala?
We estimate approximately 320 people named Nyala 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 1,071,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyala a common name?
Nyala is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 324 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyala most popular?
Nyala reached peak popularity in 2009, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyala is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyala a female name?
Nyala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyala Smith, Nyala Johnson, Nyala 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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