Girls' name · since 2008
Niley
Niley has 76 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 76 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niley has been recorded 76 times among girls since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2021.
- #30,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niley ranks #30,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niley's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Niley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niley's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2021
- Peak year (2011)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Niley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Niley's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Niley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Niley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2008–2021 (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 Niley 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.