Nyala
#14,012 most common girls' name of all time · #23,171 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1987–2025
Rank among girls
#14,012
Rank overall
#23,171 of 105,966
First appeared
1987
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
331
Since 2016
110
Peak year
2009 #7,201
Best rank
#7,201 2009
Girls
Boys
peak 18/yr
Nyala first appears in 1987. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,338 |
| 2024 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,815 |
| 2023 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,680 |
| 2022 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,812 |
| 2021 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,794 |
| 2020 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,464 |
| 2019 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,774 |
| 2018 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,791 |
| 2017 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,267 |
| 2016 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,605 |
| 2015 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,425 |
| 2014 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,571 |
| 2013 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,322 |
| 2012 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,394 |
| 2011 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,392 |
| 2010 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,026 |
| 2009 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,201 |
| 2008 | 15 | — | 15 | #8,303 |
| 2007 | 13 | — | 13 | #9,275 |
| 2006 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,218 |
| 2005 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,167 |
| 2004 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,524 |
| 2003 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,833 |
| 2002 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,652 |
| 2001 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,613 |
| 2000 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,334 |
| 1999 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,925 |
| 1998 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,416 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,570 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,806 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,261 |