How Many People Are Named Nyelah?
An estimated 124 people in the United States have the first name Nyelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Nyelah peaked in popularity in 2020 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyelah 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 Nyelah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
124
About 1 in 2,764,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2020
12 births
Total Registered
125
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyelah
Nyelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 125 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyelah as a female name
Ranked #11,907 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2020 (12 births)
Nyelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyelah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 60 babies were registered. While Nyelah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nyelah by Decade
How has Nyelah 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.
Nyelah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyelah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nyelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyelah?
We estimate approximately 124 people named Nyelah 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 2,764,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyelah a common name?
Nyelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 125 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyelah most popular?
Nyelah reached peak popularity in 2020, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyelah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyelah a female name?
Nyelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyelah Smith, Nyelah Johnson, Nyelah 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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