How Many People Are Named Nylia?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Nylia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Nylia peaked in popularity in 2011 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nylia 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 Nylia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
20 births
Total Registered
299
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nylia
Nylia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 299 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nylia as a female name
Ranked #13,067 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (20 births)
Nylia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nylia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 130 babies were registered. While Nylia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nylia by Decade
How has Nylia 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.
Nylia by State
Nylia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nylia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nylia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nylia?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Nylia 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 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Nylia a common name?
Nylia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 299 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nylia most popular?
Nylia reached peak popularity in 2011, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nylia is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nylia a female name?
Nylia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nylia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nylia Smith, Nylia Johnson, Nylia 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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