Girls' name · since 1992
Niela
Niela has 67 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,651 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 67 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niela has been recorded 67 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2024.
- #31,651 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niela ranks #31,651 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,651 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niela's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Niela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Niela splits its recorded history at 2009: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Niela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Niela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (33 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Niela's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Niela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Niela's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Niela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.