Nyle
Nyle was the 3026th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1444th; the most babies were born in 2016 (96). Over the last ten years it has moved down 434 places. More babies were named Nyle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,026 boys, down 1,013 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201696 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,217babies recorded
Nyle popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 44 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,026 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,013 | 71 |
| 2010 | #3,423 | 32 |
| 2000 | #4,025 | 20 |
| 1990 | #3,419 | 18 |
| 1980 | #4,825 | 8 |
| 1970 | #4,578 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,558 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,402 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,155 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,940 | 16 |
| 1920 | #2,306 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nyle, counting every spelling?
Nyle is a spelling of Nile, a name family that ranked #972 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,026 for Nyle 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 Nyle?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nyle (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nyle 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nyle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nyle?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Nyle are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 32. That makes Nyle 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.
Nyle by state
How common Nyle was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Nyle: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nyle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nyle
How popular is the name Nyle?
Nyle was the 3026th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1444th; the most babies were born in 2016 (96). Over the last ten years it has moved down 434 places. More babies were named Nyle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nyle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nyle in the US.
Where is Nyle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nyle was most common in Illinois (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Maryland.