Girls' name · since 1924
Nilla
Nilla has 26 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nilla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilla has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2019.
- #42,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilla ranks #42,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nilla's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nilla's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2019
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Nilla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Nilla's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Nilla's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Nilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1924–2019 (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 Nilla 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.