Girls' name · since 1992
Nylah
13,739 babies named Nylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,739
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nylah is the #504 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,739 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Nylah recorded 13,739 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #504 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #1,365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #504 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,739 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nylah ranks #1,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #504 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,739 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,739
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nylah's 13,739 recorded births place it above 98.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nylah compares
13,739 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Nylah's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,739 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 870 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nylah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 870 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 870
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Nylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,192 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Nylah's strongest decade.
7,192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 149
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 2,008
2000s
2,008 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,192 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,390 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,192 births (52% of all-time use).
How Nylah 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 Nylah's total volume
Nylah by state
Where Nylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,230 | 9.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,185 | 8.6% |
| #3 | California | | 1,102 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,029 | 7.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 769 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 707 | 5.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 596 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 490 | 3.6% |
1,230 of 13,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Nylah appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nylah's data
- Nylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,192 total births) through the 2020s (4,390) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nylahs (1,230 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Nylah 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.