Is Niylah a boy or girl name?

Niylah is a girl’s name. Of the 704 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Niylah

Recorded 2004–2025 · United States

Niylah was most popular in 2021, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,949 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 704 people named Niylah.

Niylah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Niylah’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Niylah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Niylah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 704 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org