Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nila

#1,988 most common girls' name of all time · #3,391 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1890–2025

Rank among girls
#1,988
Rank overall
#3,391 of 105,966
First appeared
1890
Years on the list
134 of 146
All-time
7,136
Since 2016
1,180
Peak year
2022 #1,507
Best rank
#569 1935
Girls Boys peak 144/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Nila first appears in 1890. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 116 — 116 #1,748
2024 122 — 122 #1,676
2023 103 — 103 #1,923
2022 144 — 144 #1,507
2021 108 — 108 #1,852
2020 110 — 110 #1,792
2019 125 — 125 #1,681
2018 120 — 120 #1,720
2017 127 — 127 #1,687
2016 105 — 105 #1,909
2015 117 — 117 #1,778
2014 110 — 110 #1,839
2013 107 — 107 #1,883
2012 100 — 100 #1,955
2011 91 — 91 #2,104
2010 61 — 61 #2,843
2009 83 — 83 #2,339
2008 67 — 67 #2,720
2007 63 — 63 #2,862
2006 66 — 66 #2,706
2005 56 — 56 #2,907
2004 50 — 50 #3,078
2003 50 — 50 #3,000
2002 46 — 46 #3,106
2001 35 — 35 #3,712
2000 38 — 38 #3,463
1999 39 — 39 #3,254
1998 33 — 33 #3,576
1997 20 — 20 #5,028
1996 28 — 28 #3,840
1995 31 — 31 #3,505
1994 18 — 18 #5,263
1993 10 — 10 #8,097
1992 9 — 9 #8,773
1991 19 — 19 #5,020
1990 12 — 12 #6,887
1989 14 — 14 #5,873
1988 18 — 18 #4,671
1987 12 — 12 #5,956
1986 18 — 18 #4,374
1985 18 — 18 #4,300
1984 17 — 17 #4,336
1983 16 — 16 #4,503
1982 25 — 25 #3,355
1981 18 — 18 #4,183
1980 18 — 18 #4,172
1979 21 — 21 #3,688
1978 16 — 16 #4,273
1977 16 — 16 #4,262
1976 20 — 20 #3,430
1975 19 — 19 #3,531
1974 22 — 22 #3,122
1973 19 — 19 #3,360
1972 28 — 28 #2,538
1971 20 — 20 #3,286
1970 19 — 19 #3,332
1969 25 — 25 #2,657
1968 21 — 21 #2,803
1967 37 — 37 #1,931
1966 37 — 37 #1,888
1965 28 — 28 #2,256
1964 31 — 31 #2,160
1963 38 — 38 #1,900
1962 43 — 43 #1,744
1961 51 — 51 #1,584
1960 66 — 66 #1,357
1959 61 — 61 #1,375
1958 71 — 71 #1,260
1957 75 — 75 #1,220
1956 92 — 92 #1,069
1955 79 — 79 #1,122
1954 95 — 95 #1,004
1953 98 — 98 #960
1952 83 — 83 #1,030
1951 101 — 101 #910
1950 78 — 78 #1,037
1949 93 — 93 #922
1948 78 — 78 #989
1947 78 — 78 #1,006
1946 86 — 86 #897
1945 72 — 72 #891
1944 72 — 72 #904
1943 92 — 92 #804
1942 106 — 106 #730
1941 92 — 92 #743
1940 85 — 85 #758
1939 103 — 103 #670
1938 87 — 87 #744
1937 86 — 86 #730
1936 101 — 101 #659
1935 128 — 128 #569
1934 118 — 118 #611
1933 94 — 94 #677
1932 73 — 73 #800
1931 68 — 68 #834
1930 86 — 86 #759
1929 88 — 88 #750
1928 72 — 72 #860
1927 86 — 86 #784
1926 68 — 68 #908
1925 66 — 66 #920
1924 73 — 73 #884
1923 73 — 73 #861
1922 64 — 64 #924
1921 61 — 61 #952
1920 62 — 62 #929
1919 53 — 53 #995
1918 49 — 49 #1,037
1917 45 — 45 #1,058
1916 38 — 38 #1,159
1915 43 — 43 #1,020
1914 38 — 38 #969
1913 24 — 24 #1,141
1912 22 — 22 #1,131
1911 14 — 14 #1,278
1910 21 — 21 #963
1909 11 — 11 #1,340
1908 18 — 18 #962
1907 5 — 5 #2,192
1906 6 — 6 #1,846
1905 8 — 8 #1,494
1904 14 — 14 #991
1903 6 — 6 #1,711
1902 8 — 8 #1,399
1901 9 — 9 #1,197
1900 11 — 11 #1,222
1899 9 — 9 #1,172
1898 8 — 8 #1,359
1897 5 — 5 #1,692
1895 7 — 7 #1,400
1893 7 — 7 #1,257
1892 8 — 8 #1,165
1891 9 — 9 #1,002
1890 6 — 6 #1,331