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Nila

“Blue, or dark-coloured” — Sanskrit origin

Girl's name · #1747 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Nila has appeared in US records since 1890 — best rank #565 (1935) · 7,136 babies named Nila all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nilas

• Nila Moeloek — ophthalmologist and 18th Health Minister of Indonesia
• Nila Håkedal — Norwegian beach volleyball player
• Nila Ibrahimi — activist for the rights of Afghan women and adolescents
• Nila Heredia — Bolivian politician
• Nila Kriukova — Ukrainian actor (1943-2018)

What Nilas become

Among 37 notable people named Nila:

Political leaders appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nila Ibrahimi, activist for the rights of Afghan women and adolescents.

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