Nyala is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Nyala is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,841 for girl births in the United States (and #21,457 across all names), given to 7 babies. Nyala was first reported in SSA data in 1987 and peaked in 2009 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,841 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #10,064 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #8,844 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #7,934 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #7,926 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,850 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #12,137 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #12,200 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #7,344 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #8,749 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #7,516 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #14,192 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #8,460 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,521 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #8,520 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,583 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #7,272 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #8,434 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,407 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,721 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #9,307 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #8,597 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #12,100 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,906 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,777 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,510 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,100 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,423 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,743 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,888 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,834 |