Given name
Neyla
Neyla is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neyla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 512
- 0 boys · 512 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,434 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,434 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 472 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neyla’s family of names
Neyla may belong to the same name family as NEYLLA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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