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Nilah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Nilah?

The rare name Nilah was the 2,811th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Nilah, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2,254 in 2012 with 84 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Nilah was less than 5, most recently in 1995.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nilah occurred roughly during the years 1999-2011.

Where is the name Nilah popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

Nilah's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. however, the number of children named Nilah lately has dropped.

The name Nilah is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Nilah (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 60 2,811
2017 61 2,794
2016 66 2,654
2015 70 2,569
2014 79 2,340
2013 74 2,450
2012 84 2,254
2011 81 2,316
2010 66 2,715
2009 58 2,986
2008 53 3,200
2007 41 3,900
2006 32 4,546
2005 34 4,175
2004 18 6,686
2003 20 5,976
2002 20 5,837
2001 13 8,066
2000 14 7,458
1999 7 12,299
1998 8 10,850
1997 5 15,424
1996 5 15,166
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1929 7 3,948
1928 6 4,573
1927 7 4,168
1926 5 5,411
1925 5 5,563
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1921 7 4,334
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1919 6 4,652
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.