Boys' name · since 1917
Nilo
Nilo has 404 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
404 babies have been named Nilo since 1917, making it today's #3773 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nilo recorded 404 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #3773 nationally today, ahead of 73% 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 1917 to 2025.
- #8,975 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,773 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 404 born since 1917
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilo ranks #8,975 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,773 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 404 born since 1917, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nilo's 404 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nilo compares
404 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Nilo's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nilo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 404 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nilo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nilo splits its recorded history at 1991: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nilo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Nilo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (149 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Nilo's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nilo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 149 births (37% of all-time use).
Nilo by state
Where Nilo concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 7 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 1.7% |
16 of 404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nilo's data
- California records the most Nilos (16 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 Nilo: 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 (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Nilo 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.