Is Nyla a boy or girl name?
Nyla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,339 girls and 0 boys were named Nyla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 26,387 US babies named Nyla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #230
- Babies named Nyla since 1915
- 26,387
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,339 babies
Boys and girls named Nyla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 245 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 371 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 506 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 570 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 271 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 800 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,472 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,358 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,377 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,339 | #230 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,242 | #251 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,262 | #240 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,321 | #227 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,213 | #247 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,275 | #256 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,134 | #289 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,082 | #304 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,000 | #328 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #326 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,085 | #299 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,033 | #313 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 956 | #328 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,000 | #315 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 791 | #405 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 801 | #394 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 784 | #409 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 718 | #446 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 835 | #389 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 869 | #361 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 745 | #410 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 615 | #478 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 637 | #453 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 264 | #869 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,033 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,068 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,042 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,302 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,574 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,973 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,678 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,071 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,924 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,333 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,879 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,760 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,999 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,091 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,485 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,398 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,899 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,065 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,390 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,595 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,262 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,002 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,395 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,452 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,523 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,295 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,171 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,988 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,711 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,233 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,560 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,165 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,846 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,613 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,361 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,449 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,646 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,284 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,062 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,800 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,741 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,715 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,491 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,354 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,359 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,135 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,404 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,185 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,413 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,130 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,446 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,332 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,354 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,309 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,475 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,182 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,169 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,033 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,098 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 73 | #856 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,020 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,322 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,041 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,059 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,262 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,114 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,119 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,172 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,254 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,648 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,476 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,386 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,513 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,653 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,930 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,798 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,817 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,497 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,174 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,846 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,951 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,785 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,515 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,278 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,785 |
Highest rank
Nyla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #227 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nyla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.