Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1993
Nielah
Nielah has 21 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 1993–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
21 girls have been named Nielah since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nielah has 21 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2011.
- 21 total births
- 1993–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Nielah since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.
- 21
- total births
- 1993–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Nielah was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nielah in 1993 - its busiest year on record.
Nielah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nielah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nielah at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Nielah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2011
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Nielah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nielah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Nielah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nielah? ▼
Nielah has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 6 babies were born in 1993, its single highest year.
When was Nielah most popular? ▼
Nielah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Nielah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nielah since 1993 -- 19 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Nielah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niesha, Nieves, Niema, Nieve, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nielah's data
- Nielah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nielah
Nearby Names Like Nielah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nielah
Niesha Girl
2,183 births
Nieves Girl
986 births
Niema Girl
513 births
Nieve Girl
#11555 195 births
Nieshia Girl
161 births
Compare Nielah side by side: Nielah vs Niesha Nielah vs Nieves Nielah vs Niema
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1993–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nielah: Baby Name Since 1993 - 21 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nielah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nielah 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 July 2026.