Name meaning & stats
Nilay
Nilay. 262 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Nilays are 1.3× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2009
262 US babies were named Nilay between 1940 and 2025.
Nilay around the world
- Belgium: 128 babies since 1995, peak 2008, No. 1,216 in 2025
- France: 360 babies since 1900, peak 2019, No. 3,142 in 2025
- England & Wales: 33 babies since 1996, peak 2019
- Sweden: 22 babies since 1998, peak 2018
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Nilays end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 3 people |
| Basketball player | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
| Footballer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Nilays show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 5 Nyelis spell it Nilay
- Nyeli 29%
- Nyellie 26%
- Nyelli 24%
- Nili 22%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2009)