US rank #7094 Girls' name Peak 2011 289 births

Nyliah — #7094 US girls' name

289 babies named Nyliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s692010s1432020s72
#7094
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Nyliah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

21 babies were named Nyliah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Nyliah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyliah currently holds the #7094 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nyliah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyliah 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 289 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.

Nyliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

289

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2011

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,094

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nyliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
21
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200820041999 5

Nyliah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
143 births that decade — 49% of Nyliah's all-time total
1990s52000s692010s1432020s72

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyliah?
289 babies have been named Nyliah since 1999. It currently ranks #7094 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 21 births.
When was Nyliah most popular?
Nyliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Nyliah been used?
Nyliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nyliah?
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, 1999–2024 (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.