Recorded 1971–2008 Girls' name Peak 1991 51 births

Nilaja — girls' name

51 babies named Nilaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151990s172000s19
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Nilaja was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nilaja in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nilaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Nilaja between 1971 and 2008, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nilaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nilaja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nilaja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nilaja 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 51 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.

Nilaja at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

51

Since 1971

38 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1971

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2008

Nilaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1971

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Nilaja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 37% of Nilaja's all-time total
1970s151990s172000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nilaja?
51 babies have been named Nilaja since 1971. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Nilaja most popular?
Nilaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Nilaja been used?
Nilaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 38 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Nilaja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nila, Nilda, Nilsa, Nilah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1971–2008 (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.