Nile vs Niles

Side-by-side comparison of Nile and Niles - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nile

Boy name · Rank #1941

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Name B

Niles

Boy name · Rank #3107

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Metric Nile Niles
Current Rank #1941 #3107
Total Births (all years) 3,696 4,455
Peak Year 2021 1998
Peak Year Births 129 80
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1895 1897

Births by Decade

Decade Nile Niles
1890s 17 5
1900s 13 5
1910s 177 183
1920s 251 282
1930s 216 308
1940s 235 434
1950s 171 390
1960s 136 272
1970s 125 317
1980s 213 423
1990s 456 558
2000s 454 451
2010s 648 488
2020s 584 339

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nile Niles
2014 72 53
2015 56 49
2016 81 54
2017 58 65
2018 75 49
2019 75 64
2020 86 70
2021 129 64
2022 110 59
2023 92 53
2024 81 39
2025 86 54

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1895–2025.

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