Recorded 1913–1953 Girls' name Peak 1927 109 births

Nillie — girls' name

109 babies named Nillie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s471930s231940s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nillie was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nillie in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nillie

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Nillie between 1913 and 1953, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nillie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nillie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nillie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nillie 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 109 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.

Nillie at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

109

Since 1913

41 years of records

Peak year

1927

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1913

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1953

Nillie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1913

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1927)
11
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 1953193919301927192319141913 5

Nillie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
47 births that decade — 43% of Nillie's all-time total
1910s231920s471930s231940s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nillie?
109 babies have been named Nillie since 1913. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1927 with 11 births.
When was Nillie most popular?
Nillie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Nillie been used?
Nillie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 41 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Nillie?
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, 1913–1953 (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.