Meaning of name Nyla

The name Nyla has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Nyla is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 505 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Nyla rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 17 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 392 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Nyla in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Nyla is pronounced as ny-lah

Nyla originates from the Arabic language.
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The following names are baby names related to Nyla and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nyla: Boys - Amir, Nadim, Samir, Girls - Amira, Dahab, Kaliyah, Khadijah, Nashwa, Yasmeen, Both genders - Ali, Jamal, Nakia, Numa, Nuri

Popular Variants for the name Nyla: Nila, Nilah, Nylah

We think the name Nyla should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nyla to be: Jovial and sweet woman

In one word, you might describe Nyla as a(n) "jovial" person.

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