Nile
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #1,837 for boys in 2025, 86 births
Given to boys 90.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1896 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,696since 1895
Nile over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #1,837 | 86 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #1,938 | 81 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #1,765 | 92 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #1,597 | 110 |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | #1,419 | 129 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #1,766 | 86 |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | #1,954 | 75 |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | #1,959 | 75 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #2,270 | 58 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #1,845 | 81 |
| 2015 | #7,266 | 16 | #2,328 | 56 |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | #1,979 | 72 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #2,492 | 49 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #2,066 | 66 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #2,437 | 51 |
| 2010 | — | #2,069 | 65 | |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #2,800 | 43 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #2,583 | 48 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #2,416 | 53 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #2,513 | 48 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #2,493 | 45 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #3,368 | 28 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #2,269 | 47 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #2,337 | 44 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #1,982 | 54 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #2,222 | 44 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #1,903 | 51 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #1,931 | 50 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #1,859 | 50 |
| 1996 | — | #1,817 | 50 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #1,623 | 56 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #1,822 | 47 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #1,769 | 48 |
| 1992 | — | #1,820 | 45 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #2,295 | 31 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #2,432 | 28 |
| 1989 | — | #2,245 | 30 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #2,509 | 23 |
| 1987 | — | #2,333 | 24 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,601 | 20 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,710 | 18 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,232 | 23 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,912 | 15 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | — | #2,204 | 23 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,058 | 26 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,236 | 22 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,203 | 12 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,709 | 15 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,606 | 14 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,659 | 13 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,217 | 15 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,242 | 13 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,327 | 12 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,476 | 11 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,900 | 18 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,115 | 15 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,242 | 14 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,042 | 16 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,111 | 15 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,821 | 19 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,979 | 16 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,207 | 13 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,480 | 26 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,749 | 19 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,656 | 20 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,212 | 30 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,399 | 25 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,381 | 25 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,333 | 25 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,031 | 39 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,238 | 28 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,476 | 21 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,417 | 22 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,127 | 12 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,361 | 24 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,324 | 27 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,333 | 27 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,428 | 26 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,096 | 14 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,413 | 27 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,372 | 29 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,353 | 29 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,304 | 31 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,355 | 30 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,591 | 23 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,820 | 19 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,404 | 26 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,437 | 24 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,265 | 28 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,181 | 30 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Nile! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1904, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Nile is popular in 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#367 · 1 in 1,598
- Georgia#1,025 · 1 in 7,420
- North Carolina#1,178 · 1 in 10,030
- Florida#1,751 · 1 in 18,952
- California#2,030 · 1 in 29,022
Best ever in a state: #197 in Iowa, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #367 | 9 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Georgia | #1,025 | 7 | 1 in 7,420 |
| North Carolina | #1,178 | 5 | 1 in 10,030 |
| Florida | #1,751 | 5 | 1 in 18,952 |
| California | #2,030 | 7 | 1 in 29,022 |
| Texas | #2,393 | 5 | 1 in 34,907 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nile
- 101 spots since 2024 (#1,938 → #1,837)
- 71 spots since 2020 (#1,766 → #1,837)
- 491 spots since 2015 (#2,328 → #1,837)
- Biggest jump: 179 spots in 1896 (#1,079 → #900)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1896 at #900 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1896–1905
- Highest: 1 in 13,562 boys born in 2021 were named Nile (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,861 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #900 in 1896, was only 1 in 17,081 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.5% of all boys named Nile (648) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | #900 (1896) | #1,010 |
| 1900s | 13 | #919 (1905) | #1,132 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,174 (1912) | #1,464 |
| 1920s | 251 | #1,304 (1925) | #1,546 |
| 1930s | 216 | #1,238 (1939) | #1,548 |
| 1940s | 235 | #1,031 (1940) | #1,494 |
| 1950s | 171 | #1,480 (1953) | #1,956 |
| 1960s | 136 | #1,900 (1964) | #2,266 |
| 1970s | 125 | #2,236 (1979) | #3,150 |
| 1980s | 213 | #2,058 (1980) | #2,550 |
| 1990s | 456 | #1,623 (1995) | #1,927 |
| 2000s | 454 | #1,982 (2001) | #2,498 |
| 2010s | 648 | #1,845 (2016) | #2,140 |
| 2020s | 584 | #1,419 (2021) | #1,720 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nile in 2019
Top girls' names in 2019
Top boys' names in 2019
More about 2019
girls
1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 167,837 of them was named Nile, which outranked 46.0% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,112Zolah11
- #9,112Zowie11
- #9,112Zuly11
- #9,736Nile10
- #9,736Aala10
- #9,736Aalyiah10
- #9,736Aashritha10
- #10,473Aadhyasri9
- #10,473Aaima9
- #10,473Aakriti9
Tied with 736 names at #9,736; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 23,923 of them was named Nile, which outranked 86.2% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,938Willem76
- #1,938Xavian76
- #1,938Zabdiel76
- #1,954Nile75
- #1,954Abdullahi75
- #1,954Agastya75
- #1,954Austyn75
- #1,974Aurelius74
- #1,974Ayub74
- #1,974Azlan74
Tied with 19 names at #1,954; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.