Nyla

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #236 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nyla is near its high-water mark: it reached #227 in 2021 and still ranked #236 in 2025. About 28,000 girls have carried it since 1915. Together with its spelling variants Nylah (#504) and Nila (#1754), Nyla 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 600 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nylas

Nyla Rose — American professional wrestler
Nyla Usha — Indian actress and radio jocky
Nyla Ali Khan — Indian academic
Nyla Innuksuk — Inuit film director
Nyla Milleson — American basketball coach, George Mason University

In stories & tradition

Nyla Harper — The Rookie

What Nylas become

Among 30 notable people named Nyla:

Sports figures appear 2.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nyla Rose, American professional wrestler.

Similar names: Nila · Myla · Nia · Lila · Kali · Kaia

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