Recorded 1914–2021 Boys' name Peak 1916 44 births

Niilo — boys' name

44 babies named Niilo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s252010s122020s7
1910s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Niilo was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Niilo in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niilo

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Niilo between 1914 and 2021, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niilo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niilo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niilo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niilo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Niilo at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

44

Since 1914

108 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1914

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2021

Niilo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1914

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2021201920181919191719161914 6

Niilo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
25 births that decade — 57% of Niilo's all-time total
1910s252010s122020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niilo?
44 babies have been named Niilo since 1914. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Niilo most popular?
Niilo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Niilo been used?
Niilo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 108 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Niilo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nii. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.