Unisex name · since 2013
Nil
158 babies named Nil in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,294 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
158 babies have been named Nil since 2013, making it today's #8294 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Nil recorded 158 times among girls since 2013, holding rank #8294 nationally today, ahead of 52% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #22,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,294 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nil ranks #22,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,294 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 158 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,294 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nil's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nil compares
158 32nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nil's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nil | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nil splits its recorded history at 2019: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nil popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Nil popularity over time - boys
122 total births recorded since 1989 (Nil as boys' name)
Nil by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Nil's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (51% of all-time use).
Nil by state
Where Nil concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 3.2% |
24 of 158 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nil's data
- Nil's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nils (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.