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Nyla

Girl

Meaning of Nyla: Arabic: 'winner' or 'achiever'

Nyla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 238th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 193rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#238

1,315 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#193

251 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

27,714

First recorded 1915 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 27 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 70 babies1996: 100 babies1997: 134 babies1998: 190 babies1999: 189 babies2000: 204 babies20002001: 264 babies2002: 637 babies2003: 615 babies2004: 745 babies2005: 869 babies2006: 835 babies2007: 718 babies2008: 784 babies2009: 801 babies2010: 791 babies20102011: 1,000 babies2012: 956 babies2013: 1,033 babies2014: 1,086 babies2015: 1,002 babies2016: 1,000 babies2017: 1,082 babies2018: 1,134 babies2019: 1,275 babies2020: 1,213 babies20202021: 1,323 babies2022: 1,262 babies2023: 1,246 babies2024: 1,344 babies2025: 1,315 babies
US babies named Nyla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,344.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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