Girls' name · since 2004

Nyalah

Nyalah has 68 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#31,495 of 72,339
all-time among girls
68
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

68 girls have been named Nyalah since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Nyalah has 68 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2004 to 2024.

  • #31,495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 68 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyalah ranks #31,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#31,495 of 72,339
all-time among girls
68
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nyalah's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nyalah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nyalah splits its recorded history at 2018: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nyalah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2023)
9
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
45678910 2004200820122013201420182019202220232024 7

Nyalah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Nyalah's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Nyalah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyalah?
Nyalah has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,495 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 9 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Nyalah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyalah ranks #31,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nyalah most popular?
Nyalah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Nyalah been used?
The SSA has tracked Nyalah since 2004 -- 21 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Nyalah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nya, Nyah, Nyasia, Nyasha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nyalah's data

  • Nyalah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Nyalah

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nyalah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nyalah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2024 (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 Nyalah 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.