Girls' name · since 1987
Nyala
Nyala has 331 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 331
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
331 babies have been named Nyala since 1987, making it today's #12308 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyala has been recorded 331 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #12308 nationally and more common than 29% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #15,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,308 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 331 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyala ranks #15,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,308 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 331 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 331
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nyala's 331 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nyala compares
331 47th percentile among 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
Nyala's all-time total is 12% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 331 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyala splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Nyala by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Nyala's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nyala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (35% of all-time use).
Nyala by state
Where Nyala concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 331 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nyala's data
- Nyala's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nyalas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nyala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Nyala 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.