Total births
316
Girls' name · since 2002
Nyleah
Nyleah has 316 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6568
- among girls today
- 316
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other girls
316 babies have been named Nyleah since 2002, making it today's #6568 girls' name.
Nyleah has 316 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6568 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, 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 2002 to 2025.
- #6568 among girls today
- 316 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
- 63% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nyleah is currently the #6568 girls' name in America, more common than 63% of girls - 316 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6568
- among girls today
- 316
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other girls
Nyleah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6568
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 63% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Nyleah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
25 babies were named Nyleah in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Nyleah compares
316 46th percentile among 17,726 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
Nyleah's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyleah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nyleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyleah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyleah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#6,568
Active since
2002
Nyleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nyleah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nyleah's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nyleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nyleah? ▼
Nyleah has been given to 316 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #6568 as of the latest data. 25 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Nyleah most popular? ▼
Nyleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Nyleah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nyleah since 2002 -- 24 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nyleah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyla, Nylah, Nylani, Nylia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nyleah's data
- Nyleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nyleah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nyleah
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Nylia Girl
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Nyliah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nyleah: #6568 Girls' Name - 316 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nyleah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nyleah 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 June 2026.