Nilyn — #16486 US girls' name
10 babies named Nilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
50% of everyone ever named Nilyn was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Nilyn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Nilyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Nilyn between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nilyn currently holds the #16486 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Nilyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nilyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Nilyn 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 10 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.
Nilyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Nilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005
- Peak year (2005)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #16486 among girls.
10 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 5 births in a single year.
Nilyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Nilyn's all-time total
Nilyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Nilyn's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 2005–2024 (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.