Nilay*
#10,330 most common boys' name of all time · #26,182 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1974–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#10,330
Rank overall
#26,182 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
262
Since 2016
44
Peak year
2009 #7,380
Best rank
#4,445 1981
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Nilay first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #10,988 |
| 2023 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2018 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,092 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,060 |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,962 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,009 |
| 2014 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,019 |
| 2013 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,189 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,988 |
| 2011 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,169 |
| 2010 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,078 |
| 2009 | 5 | 11 | 16 | #7,380 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,421 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,091 |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,625 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,439 |
| 2004 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,684 |
| 2003 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,434 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,766 |
| 2001 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,166 |
| 2000 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,526 |
| 1999 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,259 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,890 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,743 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,350 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,329 |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,917 |
| 1982 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,449 |
| 1981 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,445 |
| 1980 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,369 |
| 1978 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,597 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,952 |