Nyla
Nailah Thorbourne, better known by her stage name Nyla, is a Jamaican singer from Kingston. Nyla was a member of the R&B and reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, was released by Geffen and KonLive in 2007 and featured the chart topping single "Love Is Wicked". She is best known for being featured on Major Lazer's "Light It Up".
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Meaning & Origin of Nyla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nailah Thorbourne, better known by her stage name Nyla, is a Jamaican singer from Kingston. Nyla was a member of the R&B and reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, was released by Geffen and KonLive in 2007 and featured the chart topping single "Love Is Wicked". She is best known for being featured on Major Lazer's "Light It Up".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Nyla
Nyla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 1,339 births, good for #230 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Nylas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #237 among baby girl names with 1,330 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 29K Nylas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nyla
Nyla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 29K births in the dataset. Nyla's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #227. Use the chart and map above to compare Nyla'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 .
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