How Many People Are Named Nyla?
An estimated 25,028 people in the United States have the first name Nyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Nyla peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,339 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyla 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 Nyla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nyla is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
25,028
About 1 in 13,695 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,339 births
Total Registered
26,387
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyla
Nyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26,387 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyla as a female name
Ranked #230 in 2024
1,339 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,339 births)
Nyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyla span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10,358 babies were registered. While Nyla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nyla by Decade
How has Nyla 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.
Nyla by State
Birth registrations for Nyla span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho. On average, about 517 Nylas were registered per state.
Nyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nyla
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyla?
We estimate approximately 25,028 people named Nyla 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 13,695 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyla a common name?
Nyla is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,387 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyla most popular?
Nyla reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,339 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyla is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyla a female name?
Nyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyla Smith, Nyla Johnson, Nyla 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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