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Origin & history of Nilah1
Modern American roots
Nilah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Black, dark, night, blue, calm..
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How popular is Nilah?
2012
peak year
Today, Nilah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3210), with only about 54 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2012, 84 babies were given the name (ranked #2258 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Nilah has been declining in recent years. In all, around 1,380 babies have been registered as Nilah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
84
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,258)
(ranked #2,258)
54
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
540
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,380
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Nilah8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
N5
I9
L3
A1
H8
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Nilah💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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