Boys' name · since 2006
Nilan
461 babies named Nilan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,931 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
461 babies have been named Nilan since 2006, making it today's #2931 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nilan recorded 461 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #2931 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #8,273 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,931 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 461 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilan ranks #8,273 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,931 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 461 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,931 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nilan's 461 recorded births place it above 81.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nilan compares
461 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nilan's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nilan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 461 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nilan's full recorded timeline at 2017, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nilan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nilan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Nilan as girls' name)
Nilan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (291 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Nilan's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Nilan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 291 births (63% of all-time use).
Nilan by state
Where Nilan concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
52 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nilan's data
- California records the most Nilans (52 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nilan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Nilan 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.