Is Nylah a boy or girl name?
Nylah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 693 girls and 0 boys were named Nylah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,141 US babies named Nylah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #452
- Babies named Nylah since 1992
- 13,141
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 869 babies
Boys and girls named Nylah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 693 | #452 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 805 | #383 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 734 | #430 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 788 | #404 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 775 | #403 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 869 | #364 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 758 | #408 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 719 | #441 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 804 | #415 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 722 | #438 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 743 | #429 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 734 | #413 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 703 | #444 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 652 | #457 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 486 | #605 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 456 | #648 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 348 | #822 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,136 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,179 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,104 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,322 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,672 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,441 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,121 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,364 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,486 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,879 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,478 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,424 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,520 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,859 |
Highest rank
Nylah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #364 in 2019. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nylah
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.