Nile Boy
How popular is Nile?
#1,837 boy name in 2025
86 baby boys were named Nile in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Nile popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,837 for boys (▲ 101 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 86 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,327 in 2015, #1,766 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (129 boys) |
| Highest rank | #899 in 1896 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 87% boys, 13% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nile counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nile family of names ranked #1,249 for boys in 2025 (#1,250 the year before), with 127 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nile | 86 | 68% |
| Nyle | 41 | 32% |
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 Nile is most popular
Babies named Nile per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Iowa: 0.2 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Nile by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | #899 |
| 1900s | 13 | #918 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,174 |
| 1920s | 251 | #1,304 |
| 1930s | 216 | #1,238 |
| 1940s | 235 | #1,031 |
| 1950s | 171 | #1,479 |
| 1960s | 136 | #1,899 |
| 1970s | 125 | #2,235 |
| 1980s | 213 | #2,058 |
| 1990s | 456 | #1,618 |
| 2000s | 454 | #1,978 |
| 2010s | 648 | #1,845 |
| 2020s | 584 | #1,419 |
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Questions
- Is Nile a boy or girl name?
- Nile is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Nile were boys.
- How popular is the name Nile?
- 86 baby boys were named Nile in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Nile most popular?
- Nile peaked in 2021, when 129 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #899 in 1896.
- How many people are named Nile?
- 4,066 babies have been named Nile in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,173 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Nile most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nile was most common in Iowa, at 0.2 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.