Girl
Nila
Nila is a girl's name meaning "Possibly linked to the Nile or Sanskrit blue", drawing on Sanskrit roots. It settled in after its 1930s peak and has held its ground ever since. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 1935.
EtymologyVariant of Neela/Nyla
SanskritPossibly linked to the Nile or Sanskrit "blue"
Births by decade
1900s
96
1910s
347
1920s
713
1930s
944
1940s
854
1950s
833
1960s
377
1970s
200
1980s
174
1990s
219
2000s
554
2010s
818
Peaked in the 1930s · 6,129 total U.S. births since 1900