Girl’s name · French, Arabic

Neyla

How to say it: nay-LA · /nɛj.ˈla/

Variant of Arabic Naila meaning 'winner, achiever' - modern French spelling gaining use.

Neyla was the 1,941st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 32 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 31% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,665 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,941for girls in 2025
1 in 50,232US babies
32born in 2025
#1,665projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Neyla
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,941
Babies born in 202532
Share of births1 in 50,232
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+31%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,665
In France, 2025#161 among girls’ names, 325 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Neyla is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 15 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ney
  • Lala

Honouring a Neyla in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Neyla is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #161 for girls in 2025.

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