How Many People Are Named Nile?
people named Nile are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 108,503 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,066 babies named Nile in Social Security records from 1895 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
159 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nile, 11.6% were girls and 88.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nile rose from 0% in the 1910s to 12.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nile alive today is about 24 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nile first appears in the records in 1895 and was given most often in 2021, to 159 babies. In 2025, 94 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1895 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nile has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #949, in 1896. In 2025 it ranked #1,848.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,848 |
| Best rank | #949 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,136 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nile alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nile were born in California than in any other state: about 225 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nile was given 19.3 times as often in Iowa, 3 times in New York and 2 times in California.
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