Niala — #12769 US girls' name
170 babies named Niala in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
52% of everyone ever named Niala was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Niala in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Niala
The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Niala between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niala currently holds the #12769 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Niala performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Niala in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 170 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Niala at a glance
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Current rank
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Niala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
Currently ranks #12769 among girls.
170 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 15 births in a single year.
Niala by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 88 births that decade — 52% of Niala's all-time total
Niala decade highlights
- Peak decade 88 births
- Runner-up 55 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Niala's strongest decade
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.