Niles vs Nile

Side-by-side comparison of Niles and Nile - 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

Nile

Boy name · Rank #1941

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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