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Nyla

100% girls · #236 in the US for girls, 2025

Nyla has been given to about 27,714 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 26,832
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nyla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 1,344
  • Born in 20251,315
  • All time27,714
  • England & Wales, 2025#214 · 220

How popular is Nyla?

Nyla ranks 236th among American girls in 2025, with 1,315 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 1,344 babies were given the name, ranking 229th. The typical living American called Nyla is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.27% of births.

Names that sound like Nyla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nila0.88
  2. Lyla0.81
  3. Kyla0.81
  4. Myla0.81
  5. Nylah0.75
  6. Nya0.75
  7. Ayla0.74
  8. Nola0.74

Middle names for Nyla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nyla Josephine0.84
  2. Nyla Rose0.83
  3. Nyla Louise0.83
  4. Nyla June0.82
  5. Nyla Pearl0.82
  6. Nyla Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nyla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Haveneither · 0.99
  2. Romeobrother · 0.99
  3. Armanieither · 0.99
  4. Liasister · 0.99
  5. Cashbrother · 0.98
  6. Raegansister · 0.98

Where Nyla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.27%
  2. Vermont0.23%
  3. District of Columbia0.11%
  4. Mississippi0.11%
  5. Connecticut0.11%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nyla White0.78
  2. Nyla Reyes0.78
  3. Nyla Moore0.78
  4. Nyla Lee0.78
  5. Nyla Hill0.78
  6. Nyla Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nyla

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Nyla across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.