Niles vs Nilan

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

Name A

Niles

Boy name · Rank #3107

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Name B

Nilan

Boy name · Rank #2993

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Metric Niles Nilan
Current Rank #3107 #2993
Total Births (all years) 4,455 461
Peak Year 1998 2021
Peak Year Births 80 63
Peak Decade 1990s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1897 2006

Births by Decade

Decade Niles Nilan
1890s 5 -
1900s 5 -
1910s 183 -
1920s 282 -
1930s 308 -
1940s 434 -
1950s 390 -
1960s 272 -
1970s 317 -
1980s 423 -
1990s 558 -
2000s 451 12
2010s 488 158
2020s 339 291

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Niles Nilan
2014 53 11
2015 49 11
2016 54 21
2017 65 15
2018 49 28
2019 64 42
2020 70 44
2021 64 63
2022 59 44
2023 53 55
2024 39 42
2025 54 43

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, 1897–2025.

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