Nilah vs Nila

Side-by-side comparison of Nilah and Nila — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nilah

Girl name · Rank #4563

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Name B

Nila

Girl name · Rank #1670

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Metric Nilah Nila
Current Rank #4563 #1670
Total Births (all years) 1,380 7,019
Peak Year 2012 2022
Peak Year Births 84 144
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1916 1890

Births by Decade

Decade Nilah Nila
1890ss — 59
1900ss — 96
1910ss 19 347
1920ss 55 713
1930ss 44 944
1940ss 7 854
1950ss — 833
1960ss — 377
1970ss — 200
1980ss — 174
1990ss 25 219
2000ss 303 554
2010ss 710 1,062
2020ss 217 587

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nilah Nila
2014 79 110
2015 71 117
2016 70 105
2017 62 127
2018 60 119
2019 62 125
2020 62 110
2021 46 108
2022 31 144
2023 48 103
2024 30 122

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2024.

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