Nilah is a rare variant of Nila that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Nilah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,757 for girl births in the United States (and #6,591 across all names), given to 40 babies. Nilah first appears in 1916 and peaked in 2012 (84 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | #3,757 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | #4,636 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #3,367 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | #4,551 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | #3,426 |
| 2020 | 62 | 62 | #2,705 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | #2,746 |
| 2018 | 60 | 60 | #2,833 |
| 2017 | 62 | 62 | #2,769 |
| 2016 | 70 | 70 | #2,557 |
| 2015 | 71 | 71 | #2,546 |
| 2014 | 79 | 79 | #2,343 |
| 2013 | 75 | 75 | #2,428 |
| 2012 | 84 | 84 | #2,259 |
| 2011 | 81 | 81 | #2,318 |
| 2010 | 66 | 66 | #2,717 |
| 2009 | 58 | 58 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 53 | 53 | #3,206 |
| 2007 | 41 | 41 | #3,902 |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #4,549 |
| 2005 | 34 | 34 | #4,176 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #6,689 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #5,982 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #5,842 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #8,067 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,465 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #12,300 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,851 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,429 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,169 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,969 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,758 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,813 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,709 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #4,029 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,715 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,786 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | #2,645 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,948 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,573 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #4,168 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,412 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,563 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,329 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,866 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #4,334 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,557 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,652 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #4,171 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #4,274 |