Girls' name · since 2004
Niylah
Niylah has 704 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 704
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niylah is the #4962 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 704 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Niylah recorded 704 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #4962 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #9,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,962 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 704 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niylah ranks #9,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,962 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 704 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 704
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niylah's 704 recorded births place it above 86.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Niylah compares
704 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Niylah's all-time total is 87% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niylah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Niylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (394 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Niylah's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Niylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
394 births
- 2020s
2020s
244 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 394 births (56% of all-time use).
How Niylah 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 Niylah's total volume
Niylah by state
Where Niylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 5.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #5 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
37 of 704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Niylah's data
- Niylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (394 total births) through the 2020s (244) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Niylahs (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Niylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Niylah 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.