How popular is the name Nile?

Nile ranks 1,441st among boys' names in US records, with 5,966 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,615.

Is Nile a unisex name?

No. Nile is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2021, when 213 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Niall. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,441 of boy names

Pronounced N AY1 L (ARPABET)

Nile is a boys' name, and first appears in 1895. It has been given to 5,966 children — the 1,441st most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 76% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 213 children were given it.

Niall is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2021Boys: 213Girls: 30

These spellings sound identical to Nile and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Nile?: Nile ranks 1,441st among boys' names in US records, with 5,966 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,615.
Is Nile a unisex name?: No. Nile is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nile most popular?: 2021, when 213 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Nile spelled?: Niall. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.