Niles
Niles was the 2506th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 897th; the most babies were born in 1998 (80). Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Niles in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,506 boys, down 466 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199880 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,455babies recorded
Niles popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,506 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,040 | 70 |
| 2010 | #3,689 | 29 |
| 2000 | #1,754 | 64 |
| 1990 | #1,773 | 45 |
| 1980 | #1,613 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,974 | 21 |
| 1960 | #1,354 | 35 |
| 1950 | #914 | 57 |
| 1940 | #1,124 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,360 | 29 |
| 1920 | #1,450 | 27 |
| 1910 | #1,536 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,443 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Niles, counting every spelling?
Niles is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niles | 54 | #2,506 | 269 |
| Nyles | 24 | #4,347 | 153 |
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 Niles?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niles (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Niles 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niles.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niles?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Niles are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 16 and 52. That makes Niles mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Niles by state
How common Niles was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Niles: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Niles, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Niles
How popular is the name Niles?
Niles was the 2506th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 897th; the most babies were born in 1998 (80). Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Niles in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Niles a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Niles in the US.
Where is Niles most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niles was most common in Washington (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Pennsylvania.