Girls' name · since 2008
Nyella
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Nyella, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,371 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyella is the #5371 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 182 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyella has been recorded 182 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #5371 nationally and more common than 69% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #20,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,371 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyella ranks #20,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,371 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 182 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,371 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nyella's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nyella compares
182 35th 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
Nyella's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nyella's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nyella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nyella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (88 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Nyella's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Nyella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nyella's data
- Nyella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nyella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Nyella 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.