Feminine dossier · first seen 1992

Nylah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nylah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

869

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1992Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

20.3%

2024

693

All-time

13,141

Nylah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 869 girls were named Nylah.

In 2024, only 693 girls were given the name.

Down 20.3% from its peak.

All told, about 13,141 Americans have been named Nylah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1992.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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