Nile
Nile was the 1848th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 950th; the most babies were born in 2021 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved up 493 places. More babies were named Nile in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,848 boys, down 75 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86boys
- Girls and boys
- 12% girls, 88% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,066babies recorded
Nile popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,642 | #1,848 | 8 | 86 |
| 2020 | #10,075 | #1,773 | 10 | 86 |
| 2010 | — | #2,087 | — | 65 |
| 2000 | #9,685 | #2,244 | 10 | 44 |
| 1990 | #12,435 | #2,473 | 6 | 28 |
| 1980 | — | #2,099 | — | 26 |
| 1970 | — | #3,210 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | #2,096 | — | 16 |
| 1950 | — | #1,525 | — | 24 |
| 1940 | — | #1,045 | — | 39 |
| 1930 | — | #1,453 | — | 26 |
| 1920 | — | #1,862 | — | 19 |
| 1910 | — | #1,776 | — | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Nile, counting every spelling?
Nile is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #972 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,848 for Nile on its own. Together these spellings went to 223 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nile?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nile (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nile born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nile.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nile?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Nile are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 8 and 35. That makes Nile mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nile by state
How common Nile was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nile: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nile, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nile
How popular is the name Nile?
Nile was the 1848th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 950th; the most babies were born in 2021 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved up 493 places. More babies were named Nile in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nile a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 12% girls, 88% boys given the name Nile in the US.
Where is Nile most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nile was most common in Iowa (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Florida.