Girls' name · since 1970
Nili
Nili has 266 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 266
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
266 babies have been named Nili since 1970, making it today's #6629 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nili has been recorded 266 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #6629 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #17,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,629 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 266 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nili ranks #17,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,629 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 266 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 266
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nili's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nili compares
266 42nd 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
Nili's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nili | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 266 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nili splits its recorded history at 2010: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Nili by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Nili's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (36% of all-time use).
Nili by state
Where Nili concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.9% |
21 of 266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nili's data
- Nili's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nilis (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Nili 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.