US rank #12650 Girls' name Peak 2011 299 births

Nylia — #12650 US girls' name

299 babies named Nylia in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s1022010s1302020s56
#12650
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nylia was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

20 babies were named Nylia in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nylia

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Nylia between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nylia currently holds the #12650 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nylia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nylia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nylia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nylia 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.

Nylia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

299

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,650

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nylia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
20
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419981996 6

Nylia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
130 births that decade — 43% of Nylia's all-time total
1990s112000s1022010s1302020s56

Nylia by state

Where Nylia concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nylia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.7%
New York share of Nylia's total US births 1.7%

5 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nylia?
299 babies have been named Nylia since 1996. It currently ranks #12650 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 20 births.
When was Nylia most popular?
Nylia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Nylia most popular?
The top states for the name Nylia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nylia been used?
Nylia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nylia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyla, Nylah, Nylani, Nyleah, 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, 1996–2024 (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.