Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Cloud or champion
Pronunciation
n(y)-lah
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #363, 869 births); most recent 2025 (rank #503, 590 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 590 |
| 2024 | 693 |
| 2023 | 805 |
| 2022 | 734 |
| 2021 | 788 |
| 2020 | 775 |
| 2019 | 869 |
| 2018 | 758 |
| 2017 | 719 |
| 2016 | 804 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #287, 165 births); most recent 2025 (rank #391, 108 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 |
| 2024 | 109 |
| 2023 | 136 |
| 2022 | 139 |
| 2021 | 165 |
| 2020 | 142 |
| 2019 | 123 |
| 2018 | 122 |
| 2017 | 129 |
| 2016 | 88 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #3678, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #618, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #234, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #354, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #492, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence