Nilay is a very rare variant of Nila that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Nilay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,613 among boys (6) and #16,599 among girls (5) — overall #15,796 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #16,599 | #11,613 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #13,088 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #17,074 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,749 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,446 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,415 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,693 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,378 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,400 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,446 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,357 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,424 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #19,417 | #7,561 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,136 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,571 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,786 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,846 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,848 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,593 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,116 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,347 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,691 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,370 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,300 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,334 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,688 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,494 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,992 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,437 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,394 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,334 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,567 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,769 |