Nila

“Blue, or dark-coloured” — Sanskrit origin

Girl's name · #1754 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Nila belongs to an older America first — it reached #567 back in 1935 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1754. About 7,100 girls have carried it since 1890. Together with its spelling variants Nyla (#236) and Nylah (#504), Nila would rank around #146 with about 2,000 births last year — the newborns split about 65/29/6 across Nyla, Nylah, and Nila.

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.

Similar names: Nyla · Aryah · Nyra · Anyla · Aadya · Leela

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