Girls' name · since 1890
Nila
7,136 babies named Nila in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,136
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nila is the #1748 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,136 recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nila has been recorded 7,136 times among girls since 1890, currently ranked #1748 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #2,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,748 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,136 born since 1890
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nila ranks #2,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,748 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,136 born since 1890, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,136
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nila's 7,136 recorded births place it above 97.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Indiana.
How Nila compares
7,136 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nila's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,136 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 144 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nila splits its recorded history at 1959: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Nila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,063 births, 15% of the file).
2010s was Nila's strongest decade.
1,063 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Nila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 59
1890s
59 births
- 1900s 96
1900s
96 births
- 1910s 347
1910s
347 births
- 1920s
1920s
713 births
- 1930s
1930s
944 births
- 1940s
1940s
854 births
- 1950s
1950s
833 births
- 1960s 377
1960s
377 births
- 1970s 200
1970s
200 births
- 1980s 174
1980s
174 births
- 1990s 219
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
554 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,063 births
- 2020s
2020s
703 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,063 births (15% of all-time use).
How Nila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nila's total volume
Nila by state
Where Nila concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 460 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 426 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 400 | 5.6% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 188 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 117 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 117 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 99 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 95 | 1.3% |
460 of 7,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Nila appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nila's data
- Nila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,063 total births) through the 2020s (703) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Indiana records the most Nilas (460 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nila
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nila
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Nila 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.