female NAME · CURRENTLY #1754

Nila

NEE-lah

“Blue or sapphire-colored”

A short feminine name used across several naming traditions.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Nila has traveled through time

61890 71895 111900 81905 211910 431915 621920 661925 861930 1281935 851940 721945 781950 791955 661960 281965 191970 191975 181980 181985 121990 311995 382000 562005 612010 1172015 1102020 1162025
LATEST YEAR2025116 births
PEAK RANK#567in 1935
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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