Boys' name · since 2018
Nylo
Nylo has 148 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nylo is the #3656 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 148 recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Nylo recorded 148 times among boys since 2018, holding rank #3656 nationally today, ahead of 74% 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 2018 to 2025.
- #14,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,656 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 148 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nylo ranks #14,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,656 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 148 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nylo's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Nylo compares
148 32nd percentile among 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
Nylo's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nylo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nylo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nylo's full recorded timeline at 2022, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nylo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Nylo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (134 births, 91% of the file).
2020s was Nylo's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Nylo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 134 births (91% of all-time use).
Nylo by state
Where Nylo concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.4% |
6 of 148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Florida records the most Nylos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Nylo: 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 (~7 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, 2018–2025 (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 Nylo 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.