Girls' name · since 1915
Nyla
27,714 babies named Nyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,714
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nyla currently ranks #236 among girls' names in America, with 27,714 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Nyla recorded 27,714 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #236 nationally today, ahead of 99% 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 1915 to 2025.
- #877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #236 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,714 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyla ranks #877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #236 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,714 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,714
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nyla's 27,714 recorded births place it above 98.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nyla compares
27,714 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Nyla's all-time total is 74x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,714 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,344 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nyla's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 1,344, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,344
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Nyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10,359 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Nyla's strongest decade.
10,359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s 245
1920s
245 births
- 1930s 371
1930s
371 births
- 1940s 506
1940s
506 births
- 1950s 570
1950s
570 births
- 1960s 271
1960s
271 births
- 1970s 186
1970s
186 births
- 1980s 184
1980s
184 births
- 1990s 800
1990s
800 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,472 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,359 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,703 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10,359 births (37% of all-time use).
How Nyla 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 Nyla's total volume
Nyla by state
Where Nyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,077 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,972 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,967 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,722 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,616 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,272 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,221 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,040 | 3.8% |
2,077 of 27,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Nyla appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nyla's data
- Nyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10,359 total births) through the 2020s (7,703) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nylas (2,077 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 Nyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Nyla 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.