Nylah

“Variant of Nila — Blue, or dark-coloured”

Girl's name · #503 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nylah has appeared in US records since 1992 — best rank #363 (2019) · 13,739 babies named Nylah all-time · 1 in 2,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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