US rank #6537 Girls' name Peak 2022 299 births

Nyleah — #6537 US girls' name

299 babies named Nyleah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s682010s1382020s93
#6537
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% 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.

What the Data Says About Nyleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Nyleah between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyleah currently holds the #6537 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nyleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyleah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 299 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nyleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

299

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2022

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,537

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nyleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
25
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 20242021201820152012200920062002 8

Nyleah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
138 births that decade — 46% of Nyleah's all-time total
2000s682010s1382020s93

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyleah?
299 babies have been named Nyleah since 2002. It currently ranks #6537 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 25 births.
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?
Nyleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.