Boys' name · since 1929
Nyles
Nyles has 934 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 934
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyles is the #4277 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 934 recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Nyles recorded 934 times among boys since 1929, holding rank #4277 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #5,360 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,277 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 934 born since 1929
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyles ranks #5,360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,277 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 934 born since 1929, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 934
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nyles's 934 recorded births place it above 88.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nyles compares
934 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Nyles's all-time total is 153% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyles | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 934 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nyles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyles's full recorded timeline at 1996, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyles popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Nyles by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (241 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Nyles's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nyles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 241 births (26% of all-time use).
How Nyles compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nyles's total volume
Nyles by state
Where Nyles concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
21 of 934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nyles's data
- Nyles's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (241 total births) through the 2020s (177) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nyless (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Nyles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1929–2025 (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 Nyles 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.