Girls' name · since 1997
Niyla
Niyla has 582 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,237 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 582
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niyla currently ranks #6237 among girls' names in America, with 582 babies recorded since 1997.
Niyla has 582 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6237 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,237 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 582 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niyla ranks #10,754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,237 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 582 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,237 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 582
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niyla's 582 recorded births place it above 85.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Niyla compares
582 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Niyla's all-time total is 55% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 582 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niyla's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Niyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (319 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Niyla's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Niyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 319 births (55% of all-time use).
How Niyla 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 Niyla's total volume
Niyla by state
Where Niyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
6 of 582 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Niyla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Niyla's data
- Niyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (319 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Niylas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Niyla 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.