Nilah
Girl name · Arabic origin
Nilah meaning
Nilah is an Arabic name for girls that means water hyacinth, which is a group of beautiful flowering plants (scientific name Eichhornia). It can also refer to a navy blue pigment extracted from said plants.
Nilah at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- نيلهAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #4,545 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- flower
- nature
- blue
Nilah popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,157 | 14 |
| 2010 | #2,691 | 66 |
| 2012 | #2,231 | 84 |
| 2020 | #2,678 | 62 |
| 2024 | #4,545 | 30 |
All 49 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 |
| 1922 | #4,444 | 6 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 |
| 1999 | #11,386 | 7 |
| 2000 | #7,157 | 14 |
| 2001 | #7,723 | 13 |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 |
| 2003 | #5,794 | 20 |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 |
| 2005 | #4,118 | 34 |
| 2006 | #4,462 | 32 |
| 2007 | #3,848 | 41 |
| 2008 | #3,158 | 53 |
| 2009 | #2,966 | 58 |
| 2010 | #2,691 | 66 |
| 2011 | #2,297 | 81 |
| 2012 | #2,231 | 84 |
| 2013 | #2,408 | 75 |
| 2014 | #2,323 | 79 |
| 2015 | #2,524 | 71 |
| 2016 | #2,539 | 70 |
| 2017 | #2,741 | 62 |
| 2018 | #2,808 | 60 |
| 2019 | #2,729 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,678 | 62 |
| 2021 | #3,390 | 46 |
| 2022 | #4,469 | 31 |
| 2023 | #3,327 | 48 |
| 2024 | #4,545 | 30 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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