Nila name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Usage: Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, English, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bengali, Gujarati and Oriya

Pronunciation: NEE-la

Meaning: Moon and Dark Blue

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What does Nila mean?
Variations of Nila
Middle Names for Nila
How popular is Nila?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Nila
Famous People Named Nila
Lists having Nila

What does Nila mean?

Nila means Moon or Dark Blue used for both boys and girls is originated from Latin, Arabic and Sanskrit is predominantly used in Gujarati, Oriya, Sindhi, Kannada, Swedish, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Norwegian, Danish, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, English and Finnish.

Nila is feminine variation of Nilo. Nilo is Finnish cognate of Neil. Also Nilo is Italian form of Danilo. Nila is feminine version of Nils. Nils is variant of well-known and perpetual Neil.

Also Nils is form of everlasting and customary Nelson. Nils is short version of Nikl. Also Nils is short of Nichol. Nils is form of Nighils in Swedish language. Also Nils is Danish form of Niels.

Origin of Loved and Evergreen Nils is in Old Greek and Celtic, meaning of Nils is "Champion, Victory of the People and Victorious Person".

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How do I pronounce Nila?

NEE-la is the most common way to pronounce one syllabled Nila with emphasis on first NEE syllable. The other ways to say the name is n(i)-la.

Variants of Nila

Neala

Names that rhyme with Nila

How popular is the name Nila?

In United States, Nila was once a common name since emerging in 1890 it has been given to over 6303 babies. When at the peak of its usage in 1935,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 127 years but it is still going strong.

Nila is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1958 and was able to reach the top 800 names. In 2008, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 761 on girl names chart when 69 babies were named Nila.

Over 674 people have been named Nila in France.

In Switzerland, Nila is a unique name where it has been in use since 1998 and has secured the place in top 300 names.

Recently in 2017, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 219 on girl names chart when 36 babies were named Nila. Over 267 people have been named Nila in Switzerland. Also, in Netherlands, in just 5 years, it has made it to the top 300 names.

Recently in 2019, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 287 on girl names chart when 48 babies were named Nila. Over 184 people have been named Nila in Netherlands.

Nila is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, its highest ever rank is 1371 (2017) in its 19 years run on England and Wales naming chart.

Over 181 babies in England and Wales have been named Nila. It also recently appeared in Belgium baby girl names chart. However things change on global perspective, Nila is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 20000 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Ukraine, Philippines and Peru. According to our evaluation, over 240000 babies have been named Nila globally.

Year	Rank	Births
2023	1912	103
2022	1511	142
2021	1842	108
2020	1785	110
2019	1674	125
2018	1734	118
2017	1680	127
2016	1908	105
2015	1778	117
2014	1836	110

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Nila in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	5	0	162	33
	0	0	0	50

Here's what numbers has to say about Nila

Dreams are important to you because you think that a person without dreams is like a walking dead. Change your perspective. Focus on inner peace, balance, harmony, helping those in need, kindness, and love. You like people too but prefer your solitude. Your decision to keep fighting for things even when they're falling apart sometimes ruins self-confidence. Having the letter A as your capstone reveals your true personality.

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Saig - Saig's meaning is Free Condition used for boys is of Latin and English origin
Vigilius means Watchful is rooted from Latin used as a baby boy name is prevalently used in Finnish and Swedish
Lelia - The famous and ever lasting girl name Lelia means "Night, Well Spoken or Lily" and is rooted from Arabic and Latin is notably used in Arabic, Dutch and Italian
Celia - Unfading and Outstanding Celia principally is used in Italian and Swedish, meaning of Celia is "Heavenly, Heaven or Divine" and a gender-neutral name is originated from Latin
Primrosa - Girl name Primrosa has origin in Latin, meaning of Primrosa is "First Rose". Primrosa is a derivation of Primrose.

Middle names for Nila

We've compiled a list of the familiar and swashbuckling middle names for Nila below.

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Famous people named Nila

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/

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