Nila
Nila is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tamil, Hindi, Indonesian, Burmese.
- Tamil
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Burmese
Meaning & Origin of Nila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nila is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tamil, Hindi, Indonesian, Burmese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tamil
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Burmese
The Story of Nila
Nila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1890, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 144 Nilas were born — ranking #1,505 that year. As of 2026, Nila ranks #1,669 for baby girls with 124 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 7K Nilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nila
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nila. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nila
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About the name Nila
Nila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Nila's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #565. Use the chart and map above to compare Nila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.