MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nilay mean?
Nilay comes from Sanskrit nilaya, a place of rest or dwelling. In compounds, the word can describe an abode or the place in which something resides.
Pronunciation
IAST: nilaya
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निलय
Letter-by-letter: nilaya
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nilay in Indian usage
1,066 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (87.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 131 records (12.3%).
- Recorded as male: 935 records (87.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 170 |
| 1980s | 328 |
| 1990s | 452 |
| Other decades | 116 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 226 |
| Jharkhand | 156 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 153 |
| Tripura | 119 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 107 |
| Assam | 106 |
| Other states | 199 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nilay / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nilay; Table_6, C6152 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nilay; Table_6, C6152
- Monier-Williams, nilaya, p. 558,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.