Recorded 2008–2021 Girls' name Peak 2011 76 births

Niley — girls' name

76 babies named Niley in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s532020s6
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Niley was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

12 babies were named Niley in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niley

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Niley between 2008 and 2021, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niley 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 76 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.

Niley at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

76

Since 2008

14 years of records

Peak year

2011

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2008

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2021

Niley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2008

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 2021201720162015201420122011201020092008 10

Niley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 70% of Niley's all-time total
2000s172010s532020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niley?
76 babies have been named Niley since 2008. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 12 births.
When was Niley most popular?
Niley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Niley been used?
Niley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 14 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Niley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nila, Nilda, Nilsa, Nilah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2008–2021 (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.