Nilan Boy
How popular is Nilan?
#2,883 boy name in 2025
43 baby boys were named Nilan in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Nilan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,883 for boys (▲ 74 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 43 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+291% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,061 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (63 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,224 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 2006 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nilan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nilan family of names ranked #1,425 for boys in 2025 (#1,409 the year before), with 102 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nilan | 43 | 42% |
| Nylan | 40 | 39% |
| Nylen | 8 | 8% |
| Nylin | 6 | 6% |
| Nylon | 5 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nilan is most popular
Babies named Nilan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Nilan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Nilan
Questions
- Is Nilan a boy or girl name?
- Nilan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Nilan were boys.
- How popular is the name Nilan?
- 43 baby boys were named Nilan in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Nilan most popular?
- Nilan peaked in 2021, when 63 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,224 in 2021.
- How many people are named Nilan?
- 466 babies have been named Nilan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 464 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Nilan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nilan was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.