Niles Boy
How popular is Niles?
#2,480 boy name in 2025
54 baby boys were named Niles in the US in 2025, making it the 2480th most popular boy name.
Niles popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,480 for boys (▲ 623 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 54 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,527 in 2015, #2,024 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (80 boys) |
| Highest rank | #888 in 1942 |
| First recorded | 1897 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Niles counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Niles family of names ranked #1,660 for boys in 2025 (#1,716 the year before), with 78 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Niles | 54 | 69% |
| Nyles | 24 | 31% |
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 Niles is most popular
Babies named Niles per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Niles by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,309 |
| 1910s | 183 | #1,049 |
| 1920s | 282 | #1,055 |
| 1930s | 308 | #1,015 |
| 1940s | 434 | #888 |
| 1950s | 390 | #903 |
| 1960s | 272 | #1,340 |
| 1970s | 317 | #1,280 |
| 1980s | 423 | #1,346 |
| 1990s | 558 | #1,412 |
| 2000s | 451 | #1,738 |
| 2010s | 488 | #2,108 |
| 2020s | 339 | #2,024 |
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Questions
- Is Niles a boy or girl name?
- Niles is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Niles were boys.
- How popular is the name Niles?
- 54 baby boys were named Niles in the US in 2025, making it the 2480th most popular boy name.
- When was Niles most popular?
- Niles peaked in 1998, when 80 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #888 in 1942.
- How many people are named Niles?
- 4,455 babies have been named Niles in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,249 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Niles most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Niles was most common in Washington, 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.